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WinRAR

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  • Windows XP
  • Windows 7
  • Windows 8
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WinRAR is fully compatible with:

  • Windows 95
  • Windows 98
  • Windows 98 SE
  • Windows ME
  • Windows 2000
  • Windows NT
  • Windows XP
  • Windows 7
  • Windows 8

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Processor: Pentium
Memory: 64 MB
Free space: 3 MB
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Available languages

  • English
  • Spanish
  • German
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Versions of WinRAR

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Version License Language O.S. Download
WinRAR 4.20 21/02/12 Trial version English
  • Windows 95
  • Windows 98
  • Windows 98 SE
  • Windows ME
  • Windows 2000
  • Windows NT
  • Windows XP
  • Windows 7
  • Windows 8
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WinRAR 4.10 21/02/12 Trial version English
  • Windows 95
  • Windows 98
  • Windows 98 SE
  • Windows ME
  • Windows 2000
  • Windows NT
  • Windows XP
  • Windows 7
  • Windows 8
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One of the best file compression tools around

James Thornton

Recent changes

  • Bugs fixed:
  • WinRAR did not store NTFS "Compressed" attribute, when creating RAR archives
  • WinRAR crashed in command line mode if @filelist parameter was present and 'filelist' did not exist. This bug affected only WinRAR.exe, not RAR.exe
  • if -x*\somefolder\* exclusion mask was specified when archiving and if name of current folder contained 'somefolder', WinRAR excluded all files and stopped creating an archive
  • GUI self-extracting archives did not work in Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE)

WinRAR supports the following formats

RAR, ZIP, CAB, ARJ, LZH, ACE, TAR, GZip, UUE, ISO, BZIP2, Z, 7-Zip

Pros
  • Better compression rate than WinZip
  • Seamless compression resulting in low file sizes
  • Huge array of options and settings
  • Intuitive Quick-Start feature
Cons
  • Slightly slower than WinZip

"Very Simple and Easy to Use"

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  • usability9
  • Stability10
  • Installation10
  • Functionality8
  • Appearance10

WinRAR is a very simple and easy to use file archiver. When you click on a compressed file, it will instantly show you everything there without a tree-style panel in the way. It is also very easy to drag and drop all of the items in the compressed file to another location with WinRAR. If you need just need something simple to open up your compressed file and either don't mine paying after the trial ends or don't mind the nag screen after the trial ends, then this is definitely one of the best. It's weakness is it's compression ability. PC World ran a test a few years back and WinRAR rated one of the lowest when it comes to compressing files falling behind ZipGenius, the only freeware Archiver tested. PowerArchiver took home the award for best overall file compression with the highest compression rate. If you don't compress files, and just want something simple to decompress your compressed files, WinRAR is one of the best. However if you compress some of your files and folders to make extra room on your portable drive, your best off finding an alternative like the new freeware version of PowerArchiver.

Pros
  • Clean Interface
  • Simple And Easy To Use
  • Easy Drag And Drop Feature
Cons
  • Nag Screen After Trial Period Ends
  • Low Compression Rate

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