Advice Request What is the Best File Compression software

[bobby holla]

Hello Everyone, Can someone here suggest for me the best File compression to use. am trying to compress File size worth 58GB with WinRar and it's taking too long than i imagine which even Slows down my PC to the Core. i need to know if there is better option for me. i have seen so many like 7-Zip, PeaZip, Zipware and more. can anyone here please help me out.

 

[DJ Panda]

Best ones I know are WinRar and 7-zip. As for performance issues I fins it pretty common myself when compressing and decompressing files. Best bet is to compress while you do something else and wait.

 

[Ink]

@bobby holla Mod Edit Notes: Moved from (Latest Security News) to appropriate sub-forum. Take your time to browse the boards before posting anywhere.

Before continuing there are you aware of the different compressions formats (.7z, .rar, .zip) available?

These articles are about 2 years old, but nevertheless useful.
15 Archivers Tested to Find the Fastest Speeds and Smallest File Sizes • Raymond.CC
Benchmarked: What’s the Best File Compression Format?

When you compressing or extracting, depending on your current hardware, your CPU/HDD resources will be fully utilised unless set to background. For the best experience, use a highly spec'd machine, but if not possible, then at least change your Power Plan to High Performance (Battery) and plug into mains power.

Data Compression and Extraction can be time consuming and rely on a number of factors, some of which mentioned above.

This may or not be helpful, but I'll post a link to it: 7-Zip / Discussion / Open Discussion:Archive Deletion Problem

 

[Vasudev]

I use 7-zip.

 

[NullByte]

It depends on your PC (hardware) and what type of files you archive. You can also set Affinity how it's best for you.

 

[Andytay70]

I use 7zip its good for what i need. Was once a fan of winzip but i found it buggy when unzipping files.
Peazip is a good one too.

 

[Quassar]

WinRAR have best compresion/time
but if you dont have servers etc simple 7zip if far enought.

Any way in home i preffer combo Total Commander with winrar engine and you will be in heaven

 

[jamescv7]

Compression rate are sometimes goes on proprietary software however everything is reverse.

7-zip, WinZip, Winrar, BandiZip and others are fine tune program for simplicity extraction tool.

 

[Overkill]

My favorite is winrar

 

[frogboy]

My favourite tool for this is Bandizip - Download Free Zip Archiver to open ZIP, RAR, 7z files

 

[DracusNarcrym]

Most of the mainstream archiving software have been developed almost to tbeur apex, meaning they offer mostly the same features and performance.

Personally, I have always been using 7-Zip. It has never let me down, offers excellent compression and performance for its .7z archive format, and it also supports almost all other formats.

I have also tried WinRAR (I actually bought a license for it) but my opinion on it was mixed: I found it average in terms of GUI, performance, and its .rar archive format is quite overrated (it is more widespread due to its popularity, rather than its compression ratio).

 

[bobby holla]

Thanks ya'll for the response given to my Question. read through it all and i think i will be sticking back to Winrar.

 

[Tabeer]

I use Winrar and Ace Zip both are very good in use.

 

[mlnevese]

I've been using Powerarchiver for years. Multi-core 64 bit compression/decompression algorithms, multiple file format support and lifetime licenses that are respected, not like some software vendors that just decide that lifetime licenses are no longer valid after a few years...

 

[NekoHr]

I use 7zip on my system.

 

[hjlbx]

• 7zip
• PeaZip (which is just 7zip with a more fancy GUI)
  
• BandZip

There is no reason to over-complicate archiver selection.

 

[Deleted member 2913]

WinRAR

 

[Aura]

I use both 7-Zip and WinRAR for various reason. I use 7-Zip when I want to play with .iso, .esd, etc. files (which I do a lot), and I use WinRAR for standard extraction because the "Extract to /" option is one-click away, while for 7-Zip I have to hover over it. I know, I'm that lazy.