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[SkeeterBeeter]

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Any takes on 7-ZIP as a Zip Compression Utility? I am currently using "JUSTZIPIT" (Any takes on this one..) but the compression is limited to ZIP and doesn't compress to my liking .
Advantages of 7-ZIP are ,it's free  and the compression choices are many and seems to compress better.

[Tarun]

I recently switched to WinRAR. Works perfectly to me.

[agumon]

i uses powerarchiver... very cool... and it also support 7-zip format, both compress and extract...

[nod32]

Winrar for me. Mainly beacuse it supports many formats.

[SkeeterBeeter]

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I have narrowed my list to either 7-ZIP or POCO ZIP.
7-Zip also has small footprint and uses less resources as POCO ZIP . POCO ZIP on the other hand does have a nice interface.7-ZIP does have an edge on all the others I have tried with compression rates.

However , Thanks to everyone that has replied . Winrar was considered but ruled it out because is slightly slower , takes too much resources but the interface was nice looking.

[Tarun]

Can you please not post your replies in between the BBCode quote format?

[Cursedbythegods]

Tarun, on May 7 2005, 11:02 PM, said:

Can you please not post your replies in between the BBCode quote format?

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Its not just me!

(Yay)

[Tarun]

Cursedbythegods, on May 7 2005, 07:03 PM, said:

Its not just me!

(Yay)

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Yep, I agreed with you on another post and even stated reasons as to why it is rather annoying.

[agumon]

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Yep, I agreed with you on another post and even stated reasons as to why it is rather annoying.

i agree...

[Beavis]

Try IZarc: It's free, supports many formats (except it doesn't encode into RAR, nothing but WinRAR does that though...)...all in all a good program:

http://www.izsoft.dir.bg/izarc.htm

[DjLizard]

I use WinRAR religiously

[SkeeterBeeter]

agumon, on May 7 2005, 08:48 AM, said:

i uses powerarchiver... very cool... and it also support 7-zip format, both compress and extract...

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Can't seem to pull the trigger on Power Archiver because , well , it costs $20.00.
I'm a tight wad when it comes to money . This would be my second choice though.....

[SkeeterBeeter]

Beavis, on May 8 2005, 05:44 PM, said:

Try IZarc: It's free, supports many formats (except it doesn't encode into RAR, nothing but WinRAR does that though...)...all in all a good program:

http://www.izsoft.dir.bg/izarc.htm

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Never came across this one in my search for the ultimate zip compressor...I'll have a Look-See , thanks for posting the URL...

[SkeeterBeeter]

Tarun, on May 7 2005, 05:02 PM, said:

Can you please not post your replies in between the BBCode quote format?

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Sorry....................

[SkeeterBeeter]

Cursedbythegods, on May 7 2005, 05:03 PM, said:

Its not just me!

(Yay)

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Sorry..............OOPS......9081549285413139133981jxbasdw;kbclaca...

[SkeeterBeeter]

Tarun, on May 7 2005, 08:37 AM, said:

I recently switched to WinRAR.  Works perfectly to me.

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May I ask what zip program you had before "Winrar" and Why did you switch?

[SkeeterBeeter]

agumon, on May 8 2005, 01:21 AM, said:

i agree...

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I will try not to trample on the Godly Plane Again ..........Sorry....

[SkeeterBeeter]

Tarun, on May 7 2005, 05:09 PM, said:

Yep, I agreed with you on another post and even stated reasons as to why it is rather annoying.

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Please list "other post" , you are talking about ?

[agumon]

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Can't seem to pull the trigger on Power Archiver because , well , it costs $20.00.
I'm a tight wad when it comes to money . This would be my second choice though.....

i didnt buy it... my is still under shareware... as for why i like it... i not sure either...
why not you ask others why they use winrar...? winrar is also a shareware...

[SkeeterBeeter]

agumon, on May 14 2005, 08:15 AM, said:

i didnt buy it... my is still under shareware... as for why i like it... i not sure either...
why not you ask others why they use winrar...? winrar is also a shareware...

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2 advantages of Wirar are to me , 1.1MB download (small) , Able to compress and uncompress RAR files....Also , interface looks good.
I am stuck with "Just ZipIt" can only zip & unzip zip files using Deflate64 for lrge files and I am currently thinking about "Zip Genius" also free but 5.98MB , bit large for a Compression Program........Bloat...........Thanks for the post though...