Author Topic: Why do people use WinRAR? (Read 2081 times)

recursivelyenumerable · « **on:** October 05, 2009, 04:55:37 PM »

I don't get it.

Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich · « **Reply #1 on:** October 05, 2009, 04:57:57 PM »

Sick of seeing that 40-day evaluation nag screen every time I open a zip file on my work PC.

The worst is seeing post-XP systems loaded up with WinZIP.

7zip

Reb · « **Reply #2 on:** October 05, 2009, 04:58:57 PM »

Because it's a rar file, and you need something to open it!

I only switched to 7zip a few months ago.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #3 on:** October 05, 2009, 05:00:00 PM »

Why not? Works perfectly, I've used it for years. I just used it to download an album while "studying" at the library

I use it a lot to download patches/addons for games

Bocsius · « **Reply #4 on:** October 05, 2009, 05:00:41 PM »

I have no idea.

Particularly with Windows' built in zip handling, I don't see the point of it. We work with some outsourced folks and they always use WinRAR to package up their files.

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #5 on:** October 05, 2009, 05:08:35 PM »

although Windows Explorer's zip handling, while otherwise very nice, still foists that horrible Windows FolderBrowserDialog on you (how could they still have not gotten rid of that thing?!)

Vizzys · « **Reply #6 on:** October 05, 2009, 05:16:02 PM »

tried it

7zip doesnt give as many options when right clicking an archive or files you wish to archive so winrar wins out of pure lazyness

i think that was the reason i didnt like it at least

Bocsius · « **Reply #7 on:** October 05, 2009, 05:16:31 PM »

Embrace the standard, that's all. Conform.

Nobody says "can you RAR that and email it to me?" Dr. Evil didn't say "when a problem comes along you must RAR it."

CONFORM.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #8 on:** October 05, 2009, 05:19:34 PM »

I like feeling like a winrar.

Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich · « **Reply #9 on:** October 05, 2009, 05:25:06 PM »

Quote from: Viz on October 05, 2009, 05:16:02 PM

tried it

7zip doesnt give as many options when right clicking an archive or files you wish to archive so winrar wins out of pure lazyness

i think that was the reason i didnt like it at least

Yeah come to think of it 7zip doesn't have a text viewer like winRAR which was always nice (for viewing nfos

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tehjaybo · « **Reply #10 on:** October 05, 2009, 05:25:49 PM »

It was better than WinZip in the day, and I never needed to use anything else. It handles all the formats, and does it well, so why bother with anything else?

Diunx · « **Reply #11 on:** October 05, 2009, 06:53:26 PM »

All my pirated games, movies, cds come in a .rar folder.

Powerslave · « **Reply #12 on:** October 05, 2009, 07:01:44 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on October 05, 2009, 05:00:00 PM

Why not? Works perfectly, I've used it for years. I just used it to download an album while "studying" at the library

I use it a lot to download patches/addons for games

How the hell do you use WinRar to download things?

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #13 on:** October 05, 2009, 07:13:04 PM »

i dunno, what's the difference? if it opens something, it opens it...i'm confused.

I had 7zip too, but that's just b/c some people used it.

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #14 on:** October 05, 2009, 07:23:12 PM »

Pornography

M3wThr33 · « **Reply #15 on:** October 05, 2009, 07:32:00 PM »

7Zip is really goddamn slow to compress shit.

WinRar just works.

demi · « **Reply #16 on:** October 05, 2009, 07:34:36 PM »

Cause it's the standard for the scene, offers PAR files

OptimoPeach · « **Reply #17 on:** October 05, 2009, 08:03:13 PM »

Quote from: Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich on October 05, 2009, 05:25:06 PM

Quote from: Viz on October 05, 2009, 05:16:02 PM
tried it

7zip doesnt give as many options when right clicking an archive or files you wish to archive so winrar wins out of pure lazyness

i think that was the reason i didnt like it at least

Yeah come to think of it 7zip doesn't have a text viewer like winRAR which was always nice (for viewing nfos )

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Joe Molotov · « **Reply #18 on:** October 05, 2009, 09:01:18 PM »

Cuz it's there.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #19 on:** October 05, 2009, 11:23:35 PM »

Quote from: Zero Hero on October 05, 2009, 05:19:34 PM

I like feeling like a winrar.

I laughed

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Author Topic: Why do people use WinRAR? (Read 2081 times)