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Win-Rar |
WinRar |
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WinRAR 3.70 vs. WinZip 11.1 comparison
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WinRAR 3.70 |
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WinZip 11.1
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SFX Module
More Details On/Off |
Advanced SFX Module
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Basic Zip SFX Function |
SFX Module ZIP archive format
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SFX Module RAR for MSDOS
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SFX Module RAR for Win32 Command line
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SFX Module RAR for Win32 Graphical user interface
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Price |
Single user license price
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USD 29.00 |
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USD 29.95* |
Updates/Upgrades
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ALL updates and major feature upgrades free
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Upgrade Assurance Plan costs USD 6.95 per year extra** |
Email support
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Free for licensed users
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Multiuser Support costs 18% of purchase price per year extra |
* NO advanced SFX options available |
** Upgrades for SFX module cost another USD 9.95 per year extra |
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Multilanguage Support |
Language versions
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~45
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Unicode Support
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Multi OS Support |
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RAR is available for Windows, DOS, OS/2, Linux, FreeBSD, MacOSX and Pocket PC
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Only on Windows |
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Compression Features |
Standard ZIP compression
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Standard RAR compression
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Solid compression |

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Compression Options |
Add and replace files
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Add and update files
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Freshen existing files only
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Synchronize archive contents
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Use High precision modification time
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Extract archives with "keep broken files"
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Put each file to separate archive
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Set compression dictionary size
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Convert archive to sfx
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Test archives
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Show archive info
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Add archive comment
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Create multi split archives (volumes)
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Pause after each volume
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Set size of every volume
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Average Compression Rates (in % of original size) ZIP 2.0 Standard |
Text |
15 - 30% |
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20 - 45% |
Word files |
22% |
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29% |
English text
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14,8% |
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26,8% |
Bitmap file |
19% |
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29,5% |
3D CAD files |
26%
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38% |
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User Interface |
Wizard
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Drag & Drop support
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File management mode
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Archive management mode
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Search Archive Content
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Creating compression profiles
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Favorite Folders
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Specify toolbar buttons
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Security Options |
Protecting archives from damage
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Reconstruction of missing split archives
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Protect archives against accidental modification
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Add authenticity information
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Integration with virus scanners
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Blocking of suspect file types
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advanced options |
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only warning for .exe files (SR-1) |
Does not allow to run *.pif" files
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asks |
Does not run files having 5 or more continuous spaces
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asks |
Password protection
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Encrypt file names
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AES (Advanced Encryption Standard)
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Support of NTFS file security
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Supported Archive Types |
Extract
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RAR, ZIP CAB, ARJ, LZH, TAR, GZIP, ACE, UUE, BZIP2, JAR, ISO, Z, 7-ZIP
and other MIME-types |
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RAR, ZIP, CAB, TAR, GZIP, UUE, JAR, Z, BZIP2 |
Compress
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RAR, ZIP |
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ZIP |
Additional file name extensions for archive formats supported
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RAR
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Create
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Extract
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Repair
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Convert to
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zip
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no conversion |
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ZIP
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Create
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Extract
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Repair
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Convert to
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rar |
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no conversion |
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CAB |
Extract
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Convert to
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rar, zip
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no conversion |
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ARJ |
Extract
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Only with external ARJ |
Convert to
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rar, zip
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no conversion |
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LZH |
Extract
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Only with external LHA |
Convert to
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rar, zip
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no conversion |
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TAR |
Extract
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Convert to
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rar, zip
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no conversion |
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GZIP |
Extract
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Convert to
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rar, zip
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no conversion |
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ACE |
Extract
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Convert to
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rar, zip
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no conversion |
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UUE |
Extract
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Convert to
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rar, zip
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no conversion |
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BZIP2 |
Extract
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Add own license text |

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ISO |
Extract
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Convert to
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rar, zip
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no conversion |
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ISO 13346 (UDF) |
Extract
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convert to rar,zip
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Convert to
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rar, zip
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no conversion |
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Z |
Extract
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Convert to
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rar, zip
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no conversion |
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7-ZIP |
Extract
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Convert to
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rar, zip
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no conversion |
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SFX Options |
Support of basic options
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Add shortcuts to windows
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Add install dialog to SFX
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Customize SFX logo
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Command line SFX creation
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Add own license text
More Details On/Off
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Run setup programm after extraction
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Delete files before installing
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Support of silent mode
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Customize SFX icon
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HTML support for text
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Special script commands
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GUI will request administrator permission if needed
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Add only files with attribute "Archive" set
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Clear attribute "Archive" after compressing
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Keep previous file versions
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Generate archive name by mask
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Miscellaneous |
Background archiving
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Turn PC off when done
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Compression estimation
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Compression ratio estimation
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Compress and email directly from Windows Explorer
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Generate archive report
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Print archive report
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Benchmark test
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Hardware test
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"Wait if other copies are active" option
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Multi-threading
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