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7Zip Compression Utility

Posted by sporg

What is it
7Zip is a utility that uses a compression method called LZMA. What’s nice about the compression method is that in some cases it compresses files more than other compression systems out there. 7Zip also has support for opening and uncompressing quite a few other formats like Zip, Rar and Iso. Some users have 7Zip as the only compression tool they use while others still use winrar or other types of compression utilities. This is mostly due to some formats not being supported by 7Zip and also that the non open source solutions are legal to use for non business use.

What it can do for you
7Zip has many uses; one use could be compressing your work files to make them easier to back up onto a DVD. Also, if you are sending files over the Internet is always useful to make the files as small as possible. 7Zip can also be used to open zip files that you download from the Internet.

What support is available
Support is available from the community forums and there is help built into the software.

What we like
• Better compression on some files.
• Simple interface.
• Support for other compression formats.

Things to be aware of
• The ace compression format is not supported.
• As with all compression software always run a test after compression to ensure that the file is ok.

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