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Does File Explorer handle .rar files [I don't have one to test]? I used to use WinZip but the last few years 7-Zip has handled what I've needed.
My Computers
System One System Two
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- OS
- Win11 Pro RTM
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Dell Vostro 3400
- CPU
- Intel Core i5 11th Gen. 2.40GHz
- Memory
- 12GB
- Hard Drives
- 256GB SSD NVMe
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- Operating System
- Windows 11 Pro RTM x64
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Dell Vostro 5890
- CPU
- Intel Core i5 10th Gen. 2.90GHz
- Memory
- 16GB
- Graphics card(s)
- Onboard, no VGA, using a DisplayPort-to-VGA adapter
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 24" Dell
- Hard Drives
- 512GB SSD NVMe, 2TB WDC HDD
- Browser
- Firefox, Edge
- Antivirus
- Windows Defender/Microsoft Security
Yeah, I usually do 7-Zip. It's completely free and handles everything.
My Computers
System One System Two
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- OS
- Windows 11 Pro
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Beelink SEI8
- CPU
- Intel Core i5-8279u
- Motherboard
- AZW SEI
- Memory
- 32GB DDR4 2666Mhz
- Graphics Card(s)
- Intel Iris Plus 655
- Sound Card
- Intel SST
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Asus ProArt PA278QV
- Screen Resolution
- 2560x1440
- Hard Drives
- 512GB NVMe
- PSU
- NA
- Case
- NA
- Cooling
- NA
- Keyboard
- NA
- Mouse
- NA
- Internet Speed
- 500/50
- Browser
- Edge
- Antivirus
- Defender
- Other Info
- Mini PC used for testing Windows 11.
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- Operating System
- Windows 10 Pro
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Custom
- CPU
- Ryzen 9 5900x
- Motherboard
- Asus Rog Strix X570-E Gaming
- Memory
- 64GB DDR4-3600
- Graphics card(s)
- EVGA GeForce 3080 FT3 Ultra
- Sound Card
- Onboard
- Monitor(s) Displays
- ASUS TUF Gaming VG27AQ. ASUS ProArt Display PA278QV 27” WQHD
- Screen Resolution
- 2560x1440
- Hard Drives
- 2TB WD SN850 PCI-E Gen 4 NVMe
2TB Sandisk Ultra 2.5" SATA SSD
- PSU
- Seasonic Focus 850
- Case
- Fractal Meshify S2 in White
- Cooling
- Dark Rock Pro CPU cooler, 3 x 140mm case fans
- Mouse
- Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
- Keyboard
- Corsiar K65 RGB Lux
- Internet Speed
- 500/50
- Browser
- Chrome
- Antivirus
- Defender.
All depends on your needs. The built in system is fine for zipping/unzipping zip format, but if you want to use other compressed formats e.g. tar, you need other 3rd party tools.
For simple zip files, I use windows in built tool as it is easy from context menus. For more complicated stuff, I use 7-ZIP.
For simple zip files, I use windows in built tool as it is easy from context menus. For more complicated stuff, I use 7-ZIP.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 10 Pro + others in VHDs
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- ASUS Vivobook 14
- CPU
- I7
- Motherboard
- Yep, Laptop has one.
- Memory
- 16 GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- Integrated Intel Iris XE
- Sound Card
- Realtek built in
- Monitor(s) Displays
- N/A
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Hard Drives
- 1 TB Optane NVME SSD, 1 TB NVME SSD
- PSU
- Yep, got one
- Case
- Yep, got one
- Cooling
- Stella Artois
- Keyboard
- Built in
- Mouse
- Bluetooth , wired
- Internet Speed
- 72 Mb/s :-(
- Browser
- Edge mostly
- Antivirus
- Defender
- Other Info
- TPM 2.0
WinRAR is noticeably faster for large archives (and especially for large ZIP archives), at least under a few circumstances─so it actually depends. Also, 7-Zip can't create or repair RAR/RAR5 archives, albeit ZIP is much more commonly used than RAR (and WinRAR is not free, but continues to work after the trial has expired, which is when it starts nagging you about that unless you pay).
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- 11 Home
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Medion S15450
- CPU
- i5 1135G7
- Memory
- 16GB DDR4
- Graphics Card(s)
- Intel Iris Xe
- Sound Card
- Eastern Electric MiniMax DAC Supreme; Emotiva UMC-200; Astell & Kern AK240
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Sony Bravia XR-55X90J
- Screen Resolution
- 3840×2160
- Hard Drives
- 2TB SSD internal
37TB external
- PSU
- Li-ion
- Keyboard
- Logitech K800
- Mouse
- Logitech G402
- Internet Speed
- 20Mbit/s up, 250Mbit/s down
- Browser
- FF
I use WinRAR and love it. 
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 11 Pro (Build 22635.2771)
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Alienware
Windows apps generally lack the customization, if you do not mind that, that answers your question.
I am using Nanazip, I am still looking for a way to get rig of the Compress to Zip File nonsense.
I am using Nanazip, I am still looking for a way to get rig of the Compress to Zip File nonsense.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 11 Home
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 3600 & No fTPM (07/19)
- Motherboard
- MSI B450 TOMAHAWK 7C02v1E & IFX TPM (07/19)
- Memory
- 4x 8GB ADATA XPG GAMMIX D10 DDR4 3200MHz CL16
- Graphics Card(s)
- MSI Radeon RX 580 ARMOR 8G OC @48FPS (08/19)
- Sound Card
- Creative Sound Blaster Z (11/16)
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 24" AOC G2460VQ6 (01/19)
- Screen Resolution
- 1920×1080@75Hz & FreeSync (DisplayPort)
- Hard Drives
- ADATA XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro SSD 512GB (07/19)
- PSU
- Seasonic M12II-520 80 Plus Bronze (11/16)
- Case
- Lian Li PC-7NB & 3x Noctua NF-S12A FLX@700rpm (11/16)
- Cooling
- CPU Cooler Noctua NH-U12S@700rpm (07/19)
- Keyboard
- Logitech Wireless MX Keys (04/23)
- Mouse
- Logitech M330 Silent Plus (04/23)
- Internet Speed
- 400/40 Mbps via RouterOS (05/21) & TCP Optimizer
- Browser
- Edge with Brave (No FB/Google) & Brave for YouTube & LibreWolf for FB
- Antivirus
- NoAV & Binisoft WFC & NextDNS
- Other Info
- Headphones: Sennheiser RS170 (09/10)
- Local time
- 5:30 AM
- Posts
- 3,710
- Location
- Virginia
- OS
- Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (Build 22631.2175)
It honestly depends on what your needs are. I stopped paying for WinZip once Windows incorporated a zip feature. I also don't zip anything these days, so Windows works fine for my needs (unzipping).
That said, I do have 7-zip installed but it's more a "just in case" app :)
That said, I do have 7-zip installed but it's more a "just in case" app :)
My Computers
System One System Two
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- OS
- Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (Build 22631.2175)
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Custom built
- CPU
- Intel i9-9900K
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte Aorus Z390 Xtreme
- Memory
- 32G (4x8) DDR4 Corsair RGB Dominator Platinum (3600Mhz)
- Graphics Card(s)
- Radeon VII
- Sound Card
- Onboard (ESS Sabre HiFi using Realtek drivers)
- Monitor(s) Displays
- NEC PA242w (24 inch)
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1200
- Hard Drives
- 5 Samsung SSD drives: 2X 970 NVME (512 & 1TB), 3X EVO SATA (2X 2TB, 1X 1TB)
- PSU
- EVGA Super Nova I000 G2 (1000 watt)
- Case
- Cooler Master H500M
- Cooling
- Corsair H115i RGB Platinum
- Keyboard
- Logitech Craft
- Mouse
- Logitech MX Master 3
- Internet Speed
- 500mb Download. 11mb Upload
- Browser
- Microsoft Edge Chromium
- Antivirus
- Windows Security
- Other Info
- System used for gaming, photography, audiophile media center, work.
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- Operating System
- Win 10 Pro 22H2 (build 19045.2130)
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Custom Built
- CPU
- Intel i7-7700K
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte GA-Z270X-GAMING 8
- Memory
- 32G (4x8) DDR4 Corsair Dominator Platinum (3333Mhz)
- Graphics card(s)
- AMD Radeon R9 Fury
- Sound Card
- Onboard (Creative Sound Blaster certified ZxRi)
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Dell U2415 (24 inch)
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1200
- Hard Drives
- 3 Samsung SSD drives: 1x 512gig 950 NVMe drive (OS drive), 1 x 512gig 850 Pro, 1x 256gig 840 Pro.
- PSU
- EVGA Super Nova 1000 P2 (1000 watt)
- Case
- Phantek Enthoo Luxe
- Cooling
- Corsair H100i
- Mouse
- Logitech MX Master
- Keyboard
- Logitech MK 710
- Internet Speed
- 100MB
- Browser
- Edge Chromium
- Antivirus
- Windows Security
- Other Info
- This is my backup system.
- Local time
- 10:30 AM
- Posts
- 688
- Location
- Sutton Coldfield England
- OS
- Win 11 x 64 Home on PC . Pro Win 10 x 64 on Surface 5.
had prob today, didnt recognise 7zip, so downloaded Winrar (again) and no probs
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Win 11 x 64 Home on PC . Pro Win 10 x 64 on Surface 5.
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Upgraded to personal setup from made to measure.
- CPU
- amd ryzen 5 7600 6core 3701mhz
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte B650M K
- Memory
- 32GB DDR5
- Graphics Card(s)
- MSI Nvidia Geforce Ventus 2X RTX 4070
- Sound Card
- ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Coolermaster GM27-FFS 27 inch
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- Samsung V-NAND SSD 970 Evo plus 500GB
3TB SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1 x 4TB External USB. 1 x 5TB External SSD, & BIG sticks
- PSU
- 700
- Case
- Coolermaster
- Cooling
- DEEP COOL AS700 CPU COOLER
- Keyboard
- Microsoft 600 & Logitech gamer G213
- Mouse
- RhioPHy TM243 wireless with platform charger
- Internet Speed
- 640+MB
- Browser
- Chrome
- Antivirus
- Kaspersky Plus
- Other Info
- WIRELESS 802.11 AC1300 867Mbps/5GHz, 400Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
Logitech L207 Bluetooth Speakers
Asus DRW-14D5MT x48
Net via Virgin Media hub 3 (using RJ45 cable). Plus MS surface 5 tablet (win 10)
Hi,
Lots of people use .rar files so it's an obvious choice.
Lots of people use .rar files so it's an obvious choice.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Linux-Mint-Cinnamon-20.2 Win-7-10-11Pro's
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- asus x3
- CPU
- 10900k & 9940x & 5930k
- Motherboard
- z490-Apex & x299-Apex & x99-Sabertooth
- Memory
- Trident-Z Royal 4000c16 2x16gb & Trident-Z 3600c16 4x8gb & 3200c14 4x8gb
- Graphics Card(s)
- Titan Xp & 1080ti FTW3 & evga 980ti gaming
- Sound Card
- Onboard Realtek x3
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 1-AOC G2460PG 24"G-Sync 144Hz/ 2nd 1-ASUS VG248QE 24"/ 3rd LG 43" series
- Screen Resolution
- 1920-1080 not sure what the t.v is besides 43" class scales from 1920-1080 perfectly
- Hard Drives
- To many to list
- PSU
- 1000p2 & 1200p2 & 850p2
- Case
- D450 x2 & 1 Test bench in cherry Entertainment center
- Cooling
- Custom water loops x3 with 2x mora 360mm rads only 980ti gaming air cooled
- Keyboard
- G710+x3
- Mouse
- Redragon x3
- Internet Speed
- xfinity gigabyte
- Browser
- Firefox
- Antivirus
- mbam pro
7zip
- High compression ratio in 7z format with LZMA and LZMA2 compression
- Supported formats:
- Packing / unpacking: 7z, XZ, BZIP2, GZIP, TAR, ZIP and WIM
- Unpacking only: APFS, AR, ARJ, CAB, CHM, CPIO, CramFS, DMG, EXT, FAT, GPT, HFS, IHEX, ISO, LZH, LZMA, MBR, MSI, NSIS, NTFS, QCOW2, RAR, RPM, SquashFS, UDF, UEFI, VDI, VHD, VHDX, VMDK, WIM, XAR and Z.
- For ZIP and GZIP formats, 7-Zip provides a compression ratio that is 2-10 % better than the ratio provided by PKZip and WinZip
- Strong AES-256 encryption in 7z and ZIP formats
- Self-extracting capability for 7z format
- Integration with Windows Shell
- Powerful File Manager
- Powerful command line version
- Plugin for FAR Manager
- Localizations for 87 languages
My Computers
System One System Two
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- OS
- Win 11 Home ♦♦♦22631.2715 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦23H2
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Built by Ghot® [May 2020]
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
- Motherboard
- Asus Pro WS X570-ACE (BIOS 4501)
- Memory
- G.Skill (F4-3200C14D-16GTZKW)
- Graphics Card(s)
- EVGA RTX 2070 (08G-P4-2171-KR)
- Sound Card
- Realtek ALC1220P / ALC S1220A
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Dell U3011 30"
- Screen Resolution
- 2560 x 1600
- Hard Drives
- 2x Samsung 860 EVO 500GB,
WD 4TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
WD 8TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
DRW-24B1ST CD/DVD Burner
- PSU
- PC Power & Cooling 750W Quad EPS12V
- Case
- Cooler Master ATCS 840 Tower
- Cooling
- CM Hyper 212 EVO (push/pull)
- Keyboard
- Ducky DK9008 Shine II Blue LED
- Mouse
- Logitech Optical M-100
- Internet Speed
- 300/300
- Browser
- Firefox (latest)
- Antivirus
- Bitdefender Internet Security
- Other Info
- Speakers: Klipsch Pro Media 2.1
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- Operating System
- Windows XP Pro 32bit w/SP3
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Built by Ghot® (not in use)
- CPU
- AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (OC'd @ 3.2Ghz)
- Motherboard
- ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition
- Memory
- TWIN2X2048-6400C4DHX (2 x 1GB, DDR2 800)
- Graphics card(s)
- EVGA 256-P2-N758-TR GeForce 8600GT SSC
- Sound Card
- Onboard
- Monitor(s) Displays
- ViewSonic G90FB Black 19" Professional (CRT)
- Screen Resolution
- up to 2048 x 1536
- Hard Drives
- WD 36GB 10,000rpm Raptor SATA
Seagate 80GB 7200rpm SATA
Lite-On LTR-52246S CD/RW
Lite-On LH-18A1P CD/DVD Burner
- PSU
- PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad EPS12V
- Case
- Generic Beige case, 80mm fans
- Cooling
- ZALMAN 9500A 92mm CPU Cooler
- Mouse
- Logitech Optical M-BT96a
- Keyboard
- Logitech Classic Keybooard 200
- Internet Speed
- 300/300
- Browser
- Firefox 3.x ??
- Antivirus
- Symantec (Norton)
- Other Info
- Still assembled, still runs. Haven't turned it on for 13 years?
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?183088-5000-B-E-on-M2N32-SLI-Dlx-Overclocked&p=2891724#post2891724
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