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Title: RAR utility needed for PC
Post by: keytohwy on November 26, 2008, 11:27:49 AM

I'm on a Mac and need to recommend a RAR utility for a friend who uses Windows.  Free and easy would be nice...

TIA,
keytohwy

Title: Re: RAR utility needed for PC
Post by: Krispy D on November 26, 2008, 11:34:55 AM

http://www.download.com/WinRAR/3000-2250_4-10007677.html

Title: Re: RAR utility needed for PC
Post by: Brian Skalinder on November 26, 2008, 11:40:00 AM

WinRAR is only a trial, you'll have to pay for it eventually.  For a free (and open source) utility, I like 7-Zip (http://www.7-zip.org/).

Title: Re: RAR utility needed for PC
Post by: OFOTD on November 26, 2008, 12:08:30 PM

Quote from: Brian Skalinder on November 26, 2008, 11:40:00 AM

WinRAR is only a trial, you'll have to pay for it eventually.  For a free (and open source) utility, I like 7-Zip (http://www.7-zip.org/).

+1

7 Zip is a wonderful utility that I recommend to everyone.   It handles all the popular data file compression formats.  I think its also a noticeable bit faster handling zip and rar files.   For the most part I have completely switched over to the .7z format.

Good suggestion Brian.