RAR
Why the heck does everybody use it?!
Tuesday, April 3, 2007 by ADFSBoot | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Why the heck does half+ of the Internet use RAR archives???
What happened to good old ZIP? RAR doesn't have a much better compression...
vStyler
Reply #2 Tuesday, April 3, 2007 11:55 AM
and yeah it does offer a lot more compression when set correctly.
Reply #2 Tuesday, April 3, 2007 11:55 AM
2) telling someone to unzip something might be misconstrued as sexual harassment
and yeah it does offer a lot more compression when set correctly.
boss0190
Reply #4 Tuesday, April 3, 2007 12:25 PM
Reply #4 Tuesday, April 3, 2007 12:25 PM
Yeah, and what about "Floppies". That was fun to say.
But I guess that could have had sexual undertones also. Although "Hard" drive is still around.
But I guess that could have had sexual undertones also. Although "Hard" drive is still around.
vStyler
Reply #6 Tuesday, April 3, 2007 12:35 PM
Reply #6 Tuesday, April 3, 2007 12:35 PM
Might be the record for the quickest a thread has taken a downward spiral towards the gutter 
Bichur
Reply #7 Tuesday, April 3, 2007 1:02 PM
not so sure about that: Down to the Gutter Link
Reply #7 Tuesday, April 3, 2007 1:02 PM
Might be the record for the quickest a thread has taken a downward spiral towards the gutter
not so sure about that: Down to the Gutter Link
MySecret
Reply #8 Tuesday, April 3, 2007 1:05 PM
To put it back on topic 7-zip is a free open source program that easily opens rar files as well as many others.
7-Zip
I like it much better than Winzip. You need to open the program & select tools & options, then select the files types you would like it to open.
It's My Secret
Reply #8 Tuesday, April 3, 2007 1:05 PM
Might be the record for the quickest a thread has taken a downward spiral towards the gutter
To put it back on topic 7-zip is a free open source program that easily opens rar files as well as many others.
7-Zip I like it much better than Winzip. You need to open the program & select tools & options, then select the files types you would like it to open.
It's My Secret
canmandeco
Reply #9 Tuesday, April 3, 2007 1:33 PM
Reply #9 Tuesday, April 3, 2007 1:33 PM
IZarc is another free archive program that supports a lot of file formats.
Double Zero
Reply #10 Tuesday, April 3, 2007 1:35 PM
7-zip is ok...WinRar though is far superior, imo..it does infact cover 7Z, ACE, ARJ, BZ2, CAB, GZ, ISO, JAR, LZH, TAR, UUE, Z files..
The only real advantage to the "Zip" format is popularity...
Rar on the other hand has much better compression than Zip, it supports multi volume archives, Waaaay better than spanning a zip file...
You can rebuild damaged data, and you also have the ability to lock your Rars so they dont get modified..
Also, RAR breaks the 2gig Zip archive limitation, you can RAR files over 8 million gigs if thats your "gig"..LoL
So to answer your question...Thats why,,,LOL
Reply #10 Tuesday, April 3, 2007 1:35 PM
To put it back on topic 7-zip is a free open source program that easily opens rar files as well as many others.
7-zip is ok...WinRar though is far superior, imo..it does infact cover 7Z, ACE, ARJ, BZ2, CAB, GZ, ISO, JAR, LZH, TAR, UUE, Z files..
The only real advantage to the "Zip" format is popularity...
Rar on the other hand has much better compression than Zip, it supports multi volume archives, Waaaay better than spanning a zip file...
You can rebuild damaged data, and you also have the ability to lock your Rars so they dont get modified..
Also, RAR breaks the 2gig Zip archive limitation, you can RAR files over 8 million gigs if thats your "gig"..LoL
So to answer your question...Thats why,,,LOL
Double Zero
Reply #12 Tuesday, April 3, 2007 1:49 PM
No..I meant what I typed..you can form your own interpretation though if it aides comprehension..
Reply #12 Tuesday, April 3, 2007 1:49 PM
ou mean "bag"..baby?
No..I meant what I typed..you can form your own interpretation though if it aides comprehension..
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Reply #1 Tuesday, April 3, 2007 11:34 AM
2) telling someone to unzip something might be misconstrued as sexual harassment