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Yesterday 10:53 PM
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busabusaYesterday 10:53 PM
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Reminds me of this
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Yesterday 11:11 PM
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BlueCorn773Yesterday 11:11 PM
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Someone please educate me…..Why would I want a full license or purchase a license when it's free? I have the free version and had a file in rar and it worked great. TIA
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Yesterday 11:25 PM
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wankeyeYesterday 11:25 PM
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Quote from BlueCorn773 :
Someone please educate me…..Why would I want a full license or purchase a license when it's free? I have the free version and had a file in rar and it worked great. TIA
Not only that, there are open source alternatives that are far better.
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WDEagleYesterday 11:28 PM
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Quote from wankeye :
Not only that, there are open source alternatives that are far better.
Please don't trouble yourself by taking time to post the info on the better alternative.
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Yesterday 11:47 PM
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LNT9999Yesterday 11:47 PM
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This is the most counter-intuitive post ever on SD! Why pay for something that is always free?
TU nonetheless just for laugh and giggle just in case this post goes to FB
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Yesterday 11:50 PM
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Squirrels8MyLunchYesterday 11:50 PM
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someone has to create this software unlike you bozos
Yesterday 11:52 PM
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RelikYesterday 11:52 PM
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Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank Relik

7-Zip (https://7-zip.org/) will likely do better than WinRAR, with the advantage of being free and open source. It will read RAR archives in most cases, however I believe I've had some problems with archives made using specific options in WinRAR 7.0+ (4GB or greater dictionary size?). It won't create rar's, but you shouldn't need to do that if you switch to 7z. 😉

The biggest reason you will find that people don't use 7-Zip (companies in particular) is that people are used to WinRAR and the tech support needed to have them change is troublesome, so WinRAR keeps selling licenses. I've got nothing against that, it's just that they only profit due to the friction of learning a new tool - not innovation.

For those that say WinRAR is free, no...
>>To summarise, there is no official "free version" of WinRAR in the strict sense. The software is commercial and requires a licence purchase after a 40-day trial period. But, WinRAR's developers allow users to continue using the full version indefinitely without enforcing payment, although with periodic reminders to purchase a licence.
7-Zip is truly free, no nags, no reminders, LGPL license, no button to pay the developer even if you want to.
>> You can use 7-Zip on any computer, including a computer in a commercial organization. You don't need to register or pay for 7-Zip.
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TimlessYesterday 11:56 PM
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Quote from Relik :
7-Zip (https://7-zip.org/) will likely do better than WinRAR, with the advantage of being free and open source. It will read RAR archives in most cases, however I believe I've had some problems with archives made using specific options in WinRAR 7.0+ (4GB or greater dictionary size?). It won't create rar's, but you shouldn't need to do that if you switch to 7z. 😉

The biggest reason you will find that people don't use 7-Zip (companies in particular) is that people are used to WinRAR and the tech support needed to have them change is troublesome, so WinRAR keeps selling licenses. I've got nothing against that, it's just that they only profit due to the friction of learning a new tool - not innovation.
7zip just seems clunkier and slower than WinRAR.
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succ_my_dealToday 12:04 AM
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In for fun thanks op
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RelikToday 12:04 AM
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Quote from Timless :
7zip just seems clunkier and slower than WinRAR.
I agree on both. The UI has never been the priority unfortunately. WinRAR can be faster, but 7-Zip wins on compression ratio with a smaller archive.
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RocketJump made a short years ago about this....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX_pF03vCSU
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android_fanToday 12:10 AM
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Quote from BlueCorn773 :
Someone please educate me…..Why would I want a full license or purchase a license when it's free? I have the free version and had a file in rar and it worked great. TIA
Corporate purchases. It's not free in general, it's free for personal use. No way for them to verify if you are using it for personal use or not, but a company would typically purchase the software for support, hotfixes and what not.
Today 12:19 AM
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RelikToday 12:19 AM
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Quote from BlueCorn773 :
Someone please educate me…..Why would I want a full license or purchase a license when it's free? I have the free version and had a file in rar and it worked great. TIA
Also... You are asking a question that is as old as time. Here's a 10 year old Reddit thread with the same question.
ELI5:Why can we use WINRAR for free even though it constantly requests us to purchase a license? : explainlikeimfive https://www.reddit.com/r/explainl...though_it/

There's a 12 year old Reddit called r/PaidForWinRAR where you are immortalized with a post if you provide proof you purchased WinRAR.
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WandToday 12:23 AM
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Quote from WDEagle :
Please don't trouble yourself by taking time to post the info on the better alternative.
7-zup is the best I've used so far.

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ThePublisherToday 12:27 AM
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Quote from Relik :
7-Zip (https://7-zip.org/) will likely do better than WinRAR, with the advantage of being free and open source. It will read RAR archives in most cases, however I believe I've had some problems with archives made using specific options in WinRAR 7.0+ (4GB or greater dictionary size?). It won't create rar's, but you shouldn't need to do that if you switch to 7z. 😉The biggest reason you will find that people don't use 7-Zip (companies in particular) is that people are used to WinRAR and the tech support needed to have them change is troublesome, so WinRAR keeps selling licenses. I've got nothing against that, it's just that they only profit due to the friction of learning a new tool - not innovation.For those that say WinRAR is free, no... >>To summarise, there is no official "free version" of WinRAR in the strict sense. The software is commercial and requires a licence purchase after a 40-day trial period. But, WinRAR's developers allow users to continue using the full version indefinitely without enforcing payment, although with periodic reminders to purchase a licence.7-Zip is truly free, no nags, no reminders, LGPL license, no button to pay the developer even if you want to.>> You can use 7-Zip on any computer, including a computer in a commercial organization. You don't need to register or pay for 7-Zip.
I came here to say, but 7zip is free and open so.... But you beat me to it.

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