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| Thread ID: 143736 | 2017-03-28 22:30:00 | Winzip alternatives ? | 1101 (13337) | Press F1 |
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| 1433494 | 2017-03-28 22:30:00 | So Winzip has turned into a bloated POS. Its even sticking its tenticles into Word/excel (comm addons) , puts crap into the startup & even gets flagged as malware Im after easy to use Winzip alternatives, for the non techy types . I want to remove the newer Winzip crap, & put an alternative on (for zipping ) Something easy to use any suggestions : must default to zip when compressing ( not compress to .7z , rar etc ) Can 7zip be setup to use .zip as default compression ? |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1433495 | 2017-03-28 22:39:00 | OK, seems basic zipping is built into Win7 , via right mouse click Still, any easy alternatives to Winzip ? |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1433496 | 2017-03-28 22:51:00 | 7zip - www.7-zip.org/download.html Can make .7z files which are more compressed (potentially), but can be set to make .zip file too. |
psycik (12851) | ||
| 1433497 | 2017-03-28 23:07:00 | Personally I use Peazip http://www.peazip.org/ To change the default Zip Program in W10 --Open the default Programs Window ( search Default, select Default programs) Select Choose Default Apps by File type 7977 Scroll down to .zip, .RAR or what ever else you want to change, and change the default to peazip. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1433498 | 2017-03-28 23:08:00 | I used to use CamUnzip, it works ok. http://www.camunzip.com/ | Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 1433499 | 2017-03-28 23:22:00 | I like 7Zip personally. WinZip has turned into total bloated adware. | wratterus (105) | ||
| 1433500 | 2017-03-29 00:04:00 | I just use windows explorer, good enough for me but I rarely zip anything. In these days of cheap storage and uncapped broadband I find no need to zip anything personally. That said I do use 7zip, but only for those occasions when I'm sent something windows won't open. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1433501 | 2017-03-29 04:40:00 | Been using 7zip for years, way better than Winzip. The first time you use it, it does default to 7z format, but once you have changed the Archive Format to zip, it remembers it and default to zip next time. | Geek4414 (12000) | ||
| 1433502 | 2017-03-29 08:38:00 | winRar is still going. still recommend it. you can get Rar for linix bsd and android. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 1433503 | 2017-03-29 10:41:00 | I have used WinRar for years, does several formats. | mzee (3324) | ||
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