mike31mets
join:2004-10-30
Bronx, NY
2 edits | [POLL] Compresssion Utilities - 2008 Member Choice Poll
What is a file archiver?
said by Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia :
A file archiver is a computer program that combines a number of files together into one archive file, or a series of archive files, for easier transportation or storage. Many file archivers use lossless data compression in order to reduce the archive's size.
With that definition out of the way, let us explore our users favorite File Archiver.
This list tries to include all operating systems. If your choice is not on the list, please let us know below and please include a link to the program.
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lilhurricane
Mallomars
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join:2003-01-11
Purple Zone
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 ·Comcast
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TV over IP
Software
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Team Discovery
|  Great poll, mike31mets  . Thank you 
I primarily use WinZip..at home, and WinRar in my work environment. Voted |
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exocet_cm
In memory of dadkins
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join:2003-03-23
New Orleans, LA
clubs: | reply to mike31mets
I use WinRar for work and at home. |
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mromero
Premium
join:2000-12-07
Los Angeles, CA | reply to mike31mets
BOMArchiveHelper
and
7-Zip |
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mike31mets
join:2004-10-30
Bronx, NY | reply to mike31mets
I use WinRar and Winzip. I don't know why I have both installed but I do in fact have both installed. |
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MagMan
Life is simpler when you tell the truth.
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join:2003-10-01
Westlake, OH | reply to mike31mets
WinRar user here for sure. |
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Old Computer
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join:2002-04-12
Europe | reply to mike31mets
Winrar 7.
But I still use Winzip sometime. I have bought a license in 1999 still valid !!! |
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TheAnalyzer
join:2006-01-20
1 edit | reply to mike31mets
Very nice Poll mike31mets !
I use :
Built-in Windows Compression utility [Part of Windows 98 Plus!/ME/XP/2003/Vista]
7-Zip (sometimes)
TA
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quod erat demonstrandum |
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La Luna
Surviving Ashraful
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join:2001-07-12
Warwick, NY
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Thanks for the great poll mike31mets !
WinRAR here. |
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h4x0r3d
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join:2003-04-13
Oxford, MS | reply to mike31mets
voted izarc |
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Rob A
Same Old Jets
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join:2005-01-17
Pompton Plains, NJ | reply to mike31mets
ALZip here, great little program. |
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JTM1051
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join:2000-07-08
Moorpark, CA | reply to mike31mets
Primary use WinZip 9.0 SR-1, and 7-Zip for unpacking file formats (e.g. RAR) not supported by WinZip 9. |
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
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join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA | reply to mike31mets
Great Poll mike31mets!
WinRAR. |
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TSI Gabe
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join:2007-01-03
Chatham, ON | I guess gzip/bzip should be in there since you included tar |
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jbob
Reach Out and Touch Someone
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join:2004-04-26
Little Rock, AR | reply to mike31mets
Long time Winzip user. Started using WinRAR more. 7Zip has a much better compression but still getting used to it's interface. |
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Doctor Four
My other vehicle is a TARDIS
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Dallas, TX
 ·AT&T U-Verse
1 edit | reply to mike31mets
At home, I use WinRAR. Mainly it is used to extract archives
I've downloaded, but I also use it to create archives as
well. On my system, in its fastest mode, it can compress
a standard DVD5 in around 10 minutes. Of course the
tradeoff is less compression.
At work, I use both the Windows standard zip utility on
one machine, and WinZip on another.
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"The trouble with computers, of course, is that they are very sophisticated idiots." - Doctor Who (from Robot)
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penguins4evr
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The Colony
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Re: [POLL] Compresssion Utilities - 2008 Member Choice Poll
WinRAR here.
Thanks for the poll! |
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DotMac
Shill H8r
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join:2007-10-26
Huntington Beach, CA
1 edit | reply to mike31mets
Split & Concat for OS X
WinRAR for Windows XP or Vista |
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Jeffrey
too dark too early
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Dix Hills,NY
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| reply to mike31mets
WinRAR for me for many years now. One of the programs I've used for the longest time, and one of the first that gets installed on my machine after a reinstall.
Great poll, thanks. |
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