Please select which compression program you like the best, then sumbit your results 
Also post any comments if nesscessary.
Also post any comments if nesscessary.
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Favorite Compression Program?
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Check out PicoZip 2.02
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I never heard of PicoZip before, can you give me the reason why it's so good?
well, let's see:
1) I don't like the way winrar handles directories and subdirs.
2) I don't like the way WinACE mess with the associations
3) I like the way Powerarchiver handles almost everything
BUT
4) In my very personal and humble opinion, the best compressor ever was ARJ
I gonna vote for PowerArchiver 8.00 RC3
1) I don't like the way winrar handles directories and subdirs.
2) I don't like the way WinACE mess with the associations
3) I like the way Powerarchiver handles almost everything
BUT
4) In my very personal and humble opinion, the best compressor ever was ARJ
I gonna vote for PowerArchiver 8.00 RC3
WinRAR
For almost three years - despite a brief period using WinACE - my recommended choice of archival software has been WinRAR. It still is. In fact I have actually bought a subscription - which is about as high as praise goes from me.
For the tightest compression I would suggest any of the numerous *.CAB supporting programmes. In fact I once wrote a WinZIP style C app that linked the free Microsoft *.CAB libraries. I beta'ed well past interface and code design - but my harddrive failed and I lost six months of work (ALWAYS backup). It was then I started using WinACE (because of the native *.CAB support) for a while...
And unfortunately it seems - at least for me - that the link to 'uharc' no longer works.
For almost three years - despite a brief period using WinACE - my recommended choice of archival software has been WinRAR. It still is. In fact I have actually bought a subscription - which is about as high as praise goes from me.
For the tightest compression I would suggest any of the numerous *.CAB supporting programmes. In fact I once wrote a WinZIP style C app that linked the free Microsoft *.CAB libraries. I beta'ed well past interface and code design - but my harddrive failed and I lost six months of work (ALWAYS backup). It was then I started using WinACE (because of the native *.CAB support) for a while...
And unfortunately it seems - at least for me - that the link to 'uharc' no longer works.
PicoZip
Goto picozip's website and read about it. I don't need to use
any other program for comprssing an uncompressing files.
Goto picozip's website and read about it. I don't need to use
any other program for comprssing an uncompressing files.
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winRAR. Very good compression on new v3. Handles directorys & everything else well (don't know how people have issues with this), can open most other archiving types & is very widely used.
Also it can fix/repair corrupted ones fairly ok too.
Also it can fix/repair corrupted ones fairly ok too.
You probably use the "cracked" version (the one who can use your name as reg. user) and compress files with "AV" feature.BetrayerX said:
If above is true, try using the shareware version + reg. file's combination, then "AV" feature will be correct and the situation you write above will disappear.
PS:
Seems all "cracked" versions which can let you reg. by your own name lose "AV" (Authenticity Verification) feature.
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WinRAR here too.
@ElectricEric please remove the direct link to the picozip site in the first page
@ElectricEric please remove the direct link to the picozip site in the first page
