There are two common ways of squeezing large files into smaller sizes: ZIP and RAR. The ZIP format is much more common, but there are times when RAR works better, especially when the file is ...

Android smartphones and tablets don't naturally support ZIP, RAR, or TAR formats. Luckily, there are several workarounds and apps that can help with this issue enabling you to read files in these ...

Earlier this year, we reported on Microsoft expanding its compression support in Windows 11 to include native RAR, 7-Zip, and other file formats that aren't your basic ZIP files. For those that have ...

If you are a heavy PC user, you might use RAR or archive files to store or keep your files organized. However, many of us often delete random RAR files that might contain important data. If you did ...

Chrome: The "Open ZIP and RAR With GDocs" Chrome extension lets you view the contents of a compressed archive directly in your browser using Google Docs' convenient support for ZIP and RAR archives.

Microsoft has announced that Windows 11 will soon include native support for RAR files. This development marks a significant change, as it eliminates the requirement for users to rely on third-party ...

If you are a user of Google Docs, you will be pleased to know that Google has now added support for both RAR and ZIP files. The new compression support now enables ...

Transferring large files across a business network or the Internet can use a considerable amount of system resources, which, depending on your network, can result in diminished performance for ...

If you want to make Chrome stop asking for passwords while scanning ZIP and RAR files, this guide is for you. While browsing the internet and downloading files, features on Google Chrome browser read ...

We often work with compressed file formats, but are not always sure how they work and which format is better. By default, we mostly use an archive file format like ZIP or RAR. These formats squeeze ...

The file is named .RAR to make it look like you need a RAR utility to open it. Once WinRAR opens it it identifies it as a ZIP file. The write up doesn't fully describe the bug but it looks like an ...