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That said, Windows users should use 7-Zip. Better compression format, unpacks more kinds of archives
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xxs • yesterday at 9:05 AM
> Windows users should use 7-Zip
Please no - no native zstd support. NanaZip is the better option (it's a different build of 7-zip) and it's available at windows store.
> Better compression format, unpacks more kinds of archives
winrar has supported zstd for 5 years[0]
In short - Everyone should be using zstd, and 7-zip does not support it.
[0]: https://www.win-rar.com/singlenewsview.html?&L=0&tx_ttnews%5...
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gsich • yesterday at 5:12 PM
but worse filebrowser
While I also like 7z a lot and use it all the time, it's really not a better format that RAR. Higher compression ratios? Sure, marginally. But for archival RAR is still the better choice as it supports recovery records, which 7z still does not. I also found it more difficult to restore data from a partial 7z file (i.e. trailer data is missing) compared to an incomplete RAR file.