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minus-squareBakonGuy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·7 months agoSerious question, why? I see this all the time, but I’ve run my own tests in the past and found WinRAR to be both faster and produce smaller file sizes.
minus-squareCCF_100@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·7 months agoEasy. 7-zip is open source. Enough said.
minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·7 months ago7zip is free.
minus-squaregallopingsnail@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up6·7 months agoIn addition to being free, the 7z file format seems to achieve slightly higher compression ratios.
7Zip >>>>> WinRAR
Serious question, why?
I see this all the time, but I’ve run my own tests in the past and found WinRAR to be both faster and produce smaller file sizes.
Easy. 7-zip is open source. Enough said.
Fair enough.
7zip is free.
In addition to being free, the 7z file format seems to achieve slightly higher compression ratios.