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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
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.
This is the most counter-intuitive post ever on SD! Why pay for something that is always free?
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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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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.
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.
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.
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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TU nonetheless just for laugh and giggle just in case this post goes to FB
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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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.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX_pF03
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...thou
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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