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WinRAR 3.93 - A Smart Tool To Compress Files
Are you looking for a powerful file archiver to compress files? If so, then WinRAR 3.93 would be the best fit for you. This archiving software tool has many integrated functions to create as well as organize archived files. The ability of software to archive files with high compression rate has got it very popular. It not only saves disk space but also helps you to cut down on time and transmission cost.
Key Features of WinRAR 3.93
There are unlimited features in WinRAR 3.93. Some of the Key Features of this software tool is summarized below.
Supports Multiple Compression Formats - With WinRAR 3.93, you can easily decompress files of an format. Some of the common compression formats that are supported by WinRAR 3.93 include RAR, ZIP, CAB, ARJ, LZH, ACE, TAR, GZip, UUE, ISO, BZIP2, Z and 7-Zip.
Perfect for Multimedia Files - Multimedia files and video files are those that occupy the most disk space of your system. Compression the multimedia files can save a huge amount of disk space in your system. The WinRAR automatically identifies the appropriate compression format for the multimedia file and compresses it in a quick time. The special compression algorithm in WinRAR also helps in compressing executables and object libraries in the multimedia file.
Split Archives - You can split archived files into separate files by making use of the WinRAR software tool. This way you can save the splitted files at various disk locations.
Secure Transfer - You don't have to worry about the security threats if you are sedning a WinRAR file on the internet. Because the WinRAR encrypts the files with 128 bit password encryption and authenticated signature technology to aid secure transfers.The software also supports NTFS file security and data streams.
High Compression - The WinRAR offers one of the best compression rates when compared to other type of file archivers. It also has an optional compressional algorithm that is ideal to compress multimedia files. The solid archive compression ratio of WinRAR is 10% - 50% more than the other archiving tools in the market place.
Compresses Huge Files - No matter how huge is the file, the WinRAR can archive it without any hassles. It archives up to 9,223,372,036,854,775,807 bytes in size, about 9000PB. Also, the number of files that can be archived using WinRAR is also unlimited.
Repairs Damaged Archive Files - Extracting a damaged archive file is much easier with WinRAR. The archiver simply repairs the damaged file and makes it easier to access it.
Create Passwords - You can safeguard your archived files by protecting it with a password using the WinRAR. The software also allows you to add comments to the archived files.
Enhancements in the Latest Release of WinRAR
The following are some of the enhancements that have been carried out in the WinRAR software program.
· If you start WinRAR command from "Explorer context menu" in multiple monitor configuration, the command dialog will be displayed on the same monitor as context menu. In the previous versions of WinRAR, it was always displayed on primary monitor.
· WinRAR "Compress and email" context menu command adds the archive name to the subject of the email. The previous versions of the WinRAR left the email subject blank.
· In RAR 3.91 -x switch could also exclude folders from archiving even if mask contained wilcard characters and did not contain a path. For example, -x*. excluded all those folders, which do not have the extension in the name. Now -x switch uses RAR 3.80 approach for masks without path, excluding folders only if mask does not contain wildcards and matches the folder name exactly.
Bugs fixed:
· WinRAR 3.91 reported the incorrect "Unexpected end of archive"error, when opening an empty ZIP archive created with "New WinRAR ZIP archive" context menu command; However, this bug has been fixed in the latest version of the software.
Limitations:
The following are some of the limitations in WinRAR file.
· The number of files, which can be added to an archive, depends upon the amount of available memory and the length of file names. For example, it can take about 128 MB to compress one million of files.
· The size of a RAR archive, as well as the size of any single file within a RAR archive, is limited to 8,589,934,591 GB (9,223,372,036,854,775,807 bytes). Please note that you need to use NTFS to create archives that are larger than 4 GB, as the older file systems do not support such large files.
· The size of a ZIP archive, as well as the size of any single file within a ZIP archive, is limited to 2 GB.
· In general RAR archive format is highly optimized for heavy tasks involving huge file size and high gigabytes of disk space.
· Trial period only for 40 days.
