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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 M.2
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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, 4TB Seagate 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.
- Local time
- 4:26 PM
- Posts
- 7,314
- OS
- Windows 11 Pro + Win11 Canary VM.
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 11 Pro + Win11 Canary VM.
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- ASUS Zenbook 14
- CPU
- I9 13th gen i9-13900H 2.60 GHZ
- Motherboard
- Yep, Laptop has one.
- Memory
- 16 GB soldered
- Graphics Card(s)
- Integrated Intel Iris XE
- Sound Card
- Realtek built in
- Monitor(s) Displays
- laptop OLED screen
- Screen Resolution
- 2880x1800 touchscreen
- Hard Drives
- 1 TB NVME SSD (only weakness is only one slot)
- PSU
- Internal + 65W thunderbolt USB4 charger
- Case
- Yep, got one
- Cooling
- Stella Artois (UK pint cans - 568 ml) - extra cost.
- Keyboard
- Built in UK keybd
- Mouse
- Bluetooth , wireless dongled, wired
- Internet Speed
- 900 mbs (ethernet), wifi 6 typical 350-450 mb/s both up and down
- Browser
- Edge
- Antivirus
- Defender
- Other Info
- TPM 2.0, 2xUSB4 thunderbolt, 1xUsb3 (usb a), 1xUsb-c, hdmi out, 3.5 mm audio out/in combo, ASUS backlit trackpad (inc. switchable number pad)
Macrium Reflect Home V8
Office 365 Family (6 users each 1TB onedrive space)
Hyper-V (a vm runs almost as fast as my older laptop)
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 Computers
System One System Two
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- OS
- 11 Home
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Asus TUF Gaming F16 (2024)
- CPU
- i7 13650HX
- Memory
- 16GB DDR5
- Graphics Card(s)
- GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
- 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
- 512GB SSD internal
37TB external
- PSU
- Li-ion
- Cooling
- 2× Arc Flow Fans, 4× exhaust vents, 5× heatpipes
- Keyboard
- Logitech K800
- Mouse
- Logitech G402
- Internet Speed
- 20Mbit/s up, 250Mbit/s down
- Browser
- FF
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- Operating System
- 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
- Mouse
- Logitech G402
- Keyboard
- Logitech K800
- Internet Speed
- 20Mbit/s up, 250Mbit/s down
- Browser
- FF
- Local time
- 11:26 AM
- Posts
- 831
- OS
- Windows 11 24H2 Pro (RP Build 26100.3915)
I use WinRAR and love it. 
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 11 24H2 Pro (RP Build 26100.3915)
- 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 8600G (07/24)
- Motherboard
- ASROCK B650M-HDV/M.2 3.20 (07/24)
- Memory
- 2x32GB Kingston FURY DDR5 5600 MHz CL36 @5200 CL40 (07/24)
- Graphics Card(s)
- ASROCK Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D 8G @48FPS (08/24)
- Sound Card
- Creative Sound BlasterX AE-5 Plus (05/24)
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 24" Philips 24M1N3200ZS/00 (05/24)
- Screen Resolution
- 1920×1080@165Hz via DP1.4
- Hard Drives
- Kingston KC3000 NVMe 2TB (05/24)
ADATA XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 512GB (07/19)
- PSU
- Seasonic Core GM 550 Gold (04/24)
- Case
- Fractal Design Define 7 Mini with 3x Noctua NF-P14s/12@555rpm (04/24)
- Cooling
- Noctua NH-U12S with Noctua NF-P12 (04/24)
- Keyboard
- HP Pavilion Wired Keyboard 300 (07/24) + Rabalux 76017 Parker (01/24)
- Mouse
- Logitech M330 Silent Plus (04/23)
- Internet Speed
- 500/100 Mbps via RouterOS (05/21) & TCP Optimizer
- Browser
- Edge & Brave for YouTube & LibreWolf for FB
- Antivirus
- NextDNS blocking 99% TLDs
- Other Info
- Backup: Hasleo Backup Suite (PreOS)
Headphones: Sennheiser RS170 (09/10)
Phone: Samsung Galaxy Xcover 7 (02/24)
Chair: Huzaro Force 4.4 Grey Mesh (05/24)
Notifier: Xiaomi Mi Band 9 Milanese (10/24)
2nd Monitor: AOC G2460VQ6 @75Hz (02/19)
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 24H2 (Build 26100.3476)
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Custom built
- CPU
- Intel Core 9 Ultra
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte Aorus Z890 Xtreme AI Top
- Memory
- 64G (4x16) DDR5 Corsair RGB Dominator Platinum (6400Mhz)
- Graphics Card(s)
- Radeon (XFX MERC 310) RX 7900XT
- Sound Card
- Onboard (ESS Sabre HiFi using Realtek drivers)
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 27-inch Eizo Color Edge - CG2700X
- Screen Resolution
- 3840 x 2160
- Hard Drives
- 4 Samsung NVM 990 Pro drives: 1 X 1TB (OS) 2X TB, 1 X 1TB.
- PSU
- Seasonic TX-1300 (1300 Watts)
- Case
- Cooler Master H500M
- Cooling
- Corsair Link Titan 280 RX RGB
- Keyboard
- Logitech Craft
- Mouse
- Logitech MX Master 3
- Internet Speed
- 1TB Download. 512mb Upload
- Browser
- Microsoft Edge Chromium
- Antivirus
- Windows Security
- Other Info
- System used for gaming, photography, music, school.
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- Operating System
- Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (Build 22631.4391)
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (Gen 12)
- CPU
- Intel Core Ultra 7 165U vPro® Processor
- Motherboard
- Vendor
- Memory
- 32 GB LPDDR5X-6400MHz (Soldered)
- Graphics card(s)
- Intel Graphics
- Sound Card
- Onboard
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 14" 2.8K OLED, Anti Reflection, Touch, HDR 500, 400 nits, 120Hz
- Screen Resolution
- 2880 x 1800
- Hard Drives
- 1 TB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 Performance TLC Opal
- PSU
- Vendor
- Case
- Lenovo
- Cooling
- Vapor Chamber Cooling
- Mouse
- Touchpad: Haptic Touchpad
- Keyboard
- Backlit, Black with Fingerprint Reader and WWAN
- Internet Speed
- 100MB
- Browser
- Edge Chromium
- Antivirus
- Windows Security
- Other Info
- 202. Build Your Own laptop.
vPro Certified Model: vPro Enterprise
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- 4:26 PM
- Posts
- 806
- Location
- Sutton Coldfield England
- OS
- Win 11 x 64 Home on PC . Pro Win 11 x 64 on Surface 9.
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 11 x 64 on Surface 9.
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Defiance Series 16" Matte QHD+ 240 Hz sRGB 100% LED Widescreen (2560 x 1600)
- CPU
- Intel Core i7 126 core 14650HX (5.2Ghz Turbo
- Motherboard
- Unknown
- Memory
- 32GB PCSSODIMMDDR% 480Mhz (2 x16GB)
- Graphics Card(s)
- Nvidia Geforce RTX 4070 - 8GB GDDDR6 Video RAM - Direct X 12.1
- Sound Card
- 2 channel HD Audio + Mic/Hphone jack
- Monitor(s) Displays
- MSI 27 inch
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- 2TB Samsung 990 PRO m.2, PCle 4.0 MNMe (up to 7450MB/R 6900 MB/W And several plug in drives
BT?wifi.
- Case
- laptop
- Cooling
- Trust Quno GXT1125 Laptoip cooler, up to 17.3 inch
- Keyboard
- Logi K270 & Logitech gamer G213
- Mouse
- Tecknet TK MS317
- Internet Speed
- 1GB
- Browser
- Chrome & Firefox
- Antivirus
- Kaspersky Total
- Other Info
- WIRELESS 802.11 AC1300 867Mbps/5GHz, 400Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
Logitech L202 Speakers
Asus DRW-14D5MT x48
Net via Virgin Media hub 3 (using RJ45 cable). Plus MS surface 9 tablet (win 11). Amazon Fire 10.
Win 11 Home Insider Preview. Build 26100.ge_release 240331-1435
- Local time
- 10:26 AM
- Posts
- 1,998
- OS
- Win-7-10-11Pro's
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
- Win-7-10-11Pro's
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Acer 17" Nitro 7840sn/ 2x16gb 5600c40/ 4060/ stock 1tb-os/ 4tb sn850x
- 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
- 2-WD-sn850x 4tb/ 970evo+500gb/ 980 pro 2tb.
- 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
- Local time
- 11:26 AM
- Posts
- 15,543
- Location
- PA, USA
- OS
- Win 11 Home ♦♦♦26100.3775 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦24H2 ♦♦♦non-Insider
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 ♦♦♦26100.3775 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦24H2 ♦♦♦non-Insider
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Built by Ghot® [May 2020]
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
- Motherboard
- Asus Pro WS X570-ACE (BIOS 5002)
- 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 15 years?
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