WinRAR 3.90 Beta 4 (1Mb)

Nowadays WinRAR (stands for  Windows  and Roshal ARchive ) is a number one compression utility. WinRAR is effective data compression software and a must-have for users who work with big files and want to store or transfer them over Internet reducing size and saving time. It is the most reliable compression utility comparing to its competitors. This compression software is the oldest and the most popular instrument developed to save disk space and transform huge files into smaller ones. Some users may wonder why WinRAR is better than other compression file software such as WinAce or WinZip. From the one hand, WinRAR has the same features as other compressing software. But from the other, WinRAR differs in compressing ratio, ability to unpack different types of achieves, and having useful additional features.

WinRAR  plays the leading role in compressors' competition thanks to its advanced compression research and technology. The main advantages of WinRAR are the following:

1.  WinRAR  is a popular archive manager among Internet users and those who download files of large size. By grouping files and compressing them the utility helps to save disk space. Taking into account that sending files via e-mail can be limited by number of attachments and their size  WinRAR  capability to compress files not only involves an opportunity to send smaller files but also to save transmission costs. Compressing ratio of  WinRAR  archives is up to fifty percent better than other compressors formatting.

2. One of the greatest features is the ability to unpack different types of archives. They include RAR, ZIP, CAB, ARJ, TAR, GZ, LZH, ACE, UUE, Z, 7Z, BZ2, JAR, and ISO. No matter what type of archive the user needs to unzip WinRAR is reliable software for the task. Meanwhile other compression software may need to look for the right drivers for unpacking the archive  WinRAR  is ready to unzip it without additional moves.

3.  WinRAR  is user friendly. To unzip RAR type file user needs to open the file with double click or right-click. In the drop down menu user will have to choose "Extract to" and  WinRAR  will unzip the archive in defined location. Handy "Wizard" feature is the key help for novice who wants to compress files with ease. Using the mode does not require much time. It is easy to use and allows compressing files following question-answer mode.

4.  WinRAR  users do not have to worry about security issues. The compressor gives a capability to protect its archives with password encrypting using AES mode (Advanced Encryption Standard). If the archive is protected, user will not see files within the archive unless he knows the password.

5.  WinRAR  allows recovering physically damaged RAR files. Recovery feature is easy to use and it successfully restores damaged archives regardless their size.

6.  WinRAR  allows creating self-extracting archives. These archives do not require having WinRAR installed on the computer where they are unzipped. The program also offers the ability to create multivolume archives. Size of the volumes can be set by the user depending on his preferences or what mean of data transferring is chosen (sending via e-mail, storing on CD, DVD, or flash memory).

7.  WinRAR  is shareware and after 40-day free use the client will need to pay for using this archive manager. But the one thing clients do not need to worry about is additional paying for getting new features and updates of the WinRAR. Once user paid for WinRAR additional functions and extras will be free of charge.

There are a few tips for using WinRAR and having files compressed successfully:

a) To create achieve user should put files for compressing into the folder. This way user will not waste much time on finding files needed for compressing.

b)   Since WinRAR has the best compression ration and provides users with many functions it is better to use RAR type of archives when creating one. In this case if RAR type file is damaged, WinRAR will have more chances to recover it.

c) WinRAR has several methods of compression. If user wants to compress files fast he might want to choose the "Fastest" method. The file will be compressed fast but poorly. The highest compression is provided by "Good" method but it is slow. For merging files without compression it is appropriate to choose "Store" method. "Beat" reduces as much size of files as possible regardless time spent. That is why this method is recommended to use for long storage archives. "Normal" method is the best choice for everyday-use archives. While ZIP archives do not support "Solid" archiving it is used in RAR archives for maximized compression but the time of compressing is the slowest.