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**Krow** · 09-11-2009, 06:25 PM

7zip is my favourite. It does the job better than WinRAR for me. For example, this PDF file of 400MB which was my magazine, had to be uploaded to share with DF members. So I zipped it first using winzip (.zip). Result = 121MB.

Next I RARed it with WinRAR. Result = 102MB. Then 7zip, in .7z format... Result 77MB.

Plus 7zip is totally free, so I am all for it. Although WinZIP has this zipx format which is great for photo compression. Blew away both rar and 7z for jpegs.

09-11-2009, 06:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
Krow Crowman Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Delhi Posts: 4,050	Re: Which is the better archiving software 7zip is my favourite. It does the job better than WinRAR for me. For example, this PDF file of 400MB which was my magazine, had to be uploaded to share with DF members. So I zipped it first using winzip (.zip). Result = 121MB. Next I RARed it with WinRAR. Result = 102MB. Then 7zip, in .7z format... Result 77MB. Plus 7zip is totally free, so I am all for it. Although WinZIP has this zipx format which is great for photo compression. Blew away both rar and 7z for jpegs. __________________ Thinkdigit Forum Workspace Showoff Contest Spoiler: Abusive, offtopic post? Use the report post button. Read before messaging any moderator for any query: FAQ + answers for new members Read all the sticky threads before asking any type of query. Most basic questions are answered in those. Ignorance of FORUM RULES is no defence. Last edited by Krow; 09-11-2009 at 06:34 PM.