1984 Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 Anyone ever tried this? I downloaded it, but dont have any files to extract yet. Heres the link: http://www.extractnow.com/ Its freeware and looks interesting anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators rridgely Posted December 27, 2006 Moderators Share Posted December 27, 2006 looks alright. I think your better off just getting a full archive program though. I love zip genius(its easy to extract with too. Just right click>unzip here) http://www.zipgenius.it/eng/index.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
res45 Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 Anyone ever tried this? I downloaded it, but dont have any files to extract yet. Heres the link: http://www.extractnow.com/ Its freeware and looks interesting anyways. It's a good program for just extracting files I used to use it quiet allot before I got WinRAR. Any of the freeware Zip programs well allow you to unzip or extract most of your files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarq57 Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 I've used it, and it's great for extracting files. I think a better program is 7zip, which allows for creating compressed files also, and like ExtractNow, is fast and light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1984 Posted December 27, 2006 Author Share Posted December 27, 2006 i have winrar, but im going to give zipgenius a whirl. im trying to slowly get rid of all my commercial software with freeware alternatives, so as to be able to completely install freeware software on my next computer. a few that i really like will be hard to lose though..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted December 28, 2006 Moderators Share Posted December 28, 2006 i have winrar, but im going to give zipgenius a whirl. im trying to slowly get rid of all my commercial software with freeware alternatives I personally think WinRAR is better! And yes I'm biased towards WinRAR. When I last tried ExtractNow I noticed it left too many crumbs behind verging on the point of being absurd. Another freeware extraction util that can unpack just about anything even unpack some setup files like those made with Inno Setup, etc., is Universal Extractor. Edit: For a freeware extractor that's also a full-featured archiver which unpacks many formats also consider the new and improved IZArc which can even create 7-zip (.7z) archives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDPower Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 For a freeware extractor that's also a full-featured archiver which unpacks many formats also consider the new and improved IZArc Better than 7Zip??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAGO Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 7zip has no match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators rridgely Posted December 29, 2006 Moderators Share Posted December 29, 2006 7zip has no match. Tried zip genius? I seriously do think its better. 7zip works fine but zip genius seems to have more features a better GUI and I just like it more overall. If I didn't use it I would probably use 7zip. Although I havent tried the new izarc yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted December 29, 2006 Moderators Share Posted December 29, 2006 7zip works fine but zip genius seems to have more features a better GUI and I just like it more overall. The only drawback of mine towards 7-Zip has always been the GUI but that's about it. As for GUI design and usability WinRAR owns all in my opinion albeit it is commercial payware software. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDemolition Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 too bad WinRAR doesn't come close to 7-Zip's ability to make smaller files Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted December 29, 2006 Moderators Share Posted December 29, 2006 too bad WinRAR doesn't come close to 7-Zip's ability to make smaller files There's allot of too bad's where one is better than another in a particular area it's actually too bad WinRAR itself isn't open source! One of the drawbacks of the 7z format is not being able to update solid archives which WinRAR is capable of doing but at the cost of very slow updating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAGO Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Considering the computer literacy of this group, I'm surprised that so many of you are so concerned over a GUI that you never have to look at. Right click -> 7zip -> Extract... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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