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Option 3 7zip, it's free and handles every major compression algorithm
 

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I think I'm going to give PeaZip a try, but it's a shame about powerarchiver, it looks like it's stopped development.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 64-bit (24H2)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built (Self)
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance 96GB @ 5600 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX Nitro+ Vapor-X 24GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    MSI MAG 275CQRXF 27" WQHD Curved Gaming
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    Corsair MP700 Pro 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD / Corsair MP700 Pro 4TB M.2 NVMe SSD (OS / DATA) / Synology DS720+ NAS 16TB (BACKUP 1) / Seagate One Touch HUB 12TB (BACKUP 2)
    PSU
    Corsair RM1200X Shift 80+ Gold
    Case
    Corsair Link 5000T LX Black Mid-Tower
    Cooling
    Corsair Link Titan 360 RX
    Keyboard
    Corsair K100 Air Wireless RGB Ultra-Thin Mechanical Gaming
    Mouse
    Corsair Darkstar RGB Wireless MMO Gaming
    Browser
    Edge 64-bit / Firefox 64-bit / Octo 64-bit
    Antivirus
    Sophos Endpoint (Intercept X) Protection / Bitdefender Total Security 2025
    Other Info
    Headset: Razer Kraken V4 Pro
    Controller: Razer Wolverine V3 Pro
    Webcam: Razer Kiyo Pro
    Speakers: Razer Leviathan V2 Gaming
I think I'm going to give PeaZip a try, but it's a shame about powerarchiver, it looks like it's stopped development.
I've been using PeaZip portable for years, highly recommend it.
 

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    windows 11 Pro
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    Dell XPS 15 9510
    CPU
    11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz (16 CPUs
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti
    Hard Drives
    512GB Solid State Drive
    Browser
    Chrome
I've been using PeaZip portable for years, highly recommend it.
Thanks, what format do you use, for best compression results?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 64-bit (24H2)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built (Self)
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance 96GB @ 5600 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX Nitro+ Vapor-X 24GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    MSI MAG 275CQRXF 27" WQHD Curved Gaming
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    Corsair MP700 Pro 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD / Corsair MP700 Pro 4TB M.2 NVMe SSD (OS / DATA) / Synology DS720+ NAS 16TB (BACKUP 1) / Seagate One Touch HUB 12TB (BACKUP 2)
    PSU
    Corsair RM1200X Shift 80+ Gold
    Case
    Corsair Link 5000T LX Black Mid-Tower
    Cooling
    Corsair Link Titan 360 RX
    Keyboard
    Corsair K100 Air Wireless RGB Ultra-Thin Mechanical Gaming
    Mouse
    Corsair Darkstar RGB Wireless MMO Gaming
    Browser
    Edge 64-bit / Firefox 64-bit / Octo 64-bit
    Antivirus
    Sophos Endpoint (Intercept X) Protection / Bitdefender Total Security 2025
    Other Info
    Headset: Razer Kraken V4 Pro
    Controller: Razer Wolverine V3 Pro
    Webcam: Razer Kiyo Pro
    Speakers: Razer Leviathan V2 Gaming
Thanks, what format do you use, for best compression results?
I just use the default settings, other than 'extract in new folder'...
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 15 9510
    CPU
    11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz (16 CPUs
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti
    Hard Drives
    512GB Solid State Drive
    Browser
    Chrome

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