Old Geek <eldergeekenator@gmail.com> wrote in
news:vk98dahea1cnb7bqm9qutc01ivrtbbhjdh@4ax.com:
> On Thu, 05 Feb 2015 13:04:52 GMT, "dr. who?" <noemail@none.com> wrote:
>
>>"Thumper" <thumper@giffer.com> wrote in news:54d24ece$0$19793$c3e8da3
>>$33881b6a@news.astraweb.com:
>>
>>>
>>> "Wink Wink Nudge Nudge" <Wink@Nudgenot.com> wrote in message
>>> news:u5c4da59jbrbjquqtsffe01t4ljs85vp8m@4ax.com...
>>>> On Wed, 04 Feb 2015 12:52:52 GMT, "dr. who?" <noemail@none.com>
wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>I have been using 7-zip for unpacking files
>>>>>http://www.7-zip.org/
>>>>>it is free and very easy to use
>>>>>and it will keep corrupted files
>>>>>it also allows you to download two RARs out of many and construct a
>>>>>partial
>>>>>vid to see if you want the whole vid if a preview isn't included
>>>>>hope this adds to the conversation
>>>>>dr.who?
>>>>
>>>
>>> You can do the same thing with WinRAR. Just click on the "Keep
Broken
>>> Files" box.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Is WinRAR free?
>>7-zip is
>>dr.who?
>
> Not really, but in the end, yes it is.
> It can be downloaded and installed as a trial. When the trial period
> ends it continues to work. There is a 'bug' message that comes up only
> when using the GUI. It isn't there if you use the context menus.
>
> EG.
>
so I guess the question is, is WinRAR any better than 7-Zip?
just an academic question at his point
d.w?
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