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Converter ZIP to RAR

ZIP is one of the most popular and common archive or compressed file formats. The full name is Zipped File and the original name is Compressed ZIP archive file. The ZIP extension, which is used to package or compress files, was developed back in 1989. Its creator was Phil Katz, founder of PKWARE Corporation. Initially, the format was used in the PKZIP program, but now there are many other utilities to work with ZIP files. The ZIP format uses a standard compression type for compression, in which all individual files in the archive are compressed separately.

RAR is a popular data compression format, it belongs to the category of compressed or archive files. Full name - WinRAR Compressed Archive. The format developer is Eugene Roshal, whose name is part of the original format name (respectively, Roshal ARchiver). It is widely used in the global network, because it has a higher compression ratio compared to similar formats. Most modern archiver programs use the algorithm of this extension. Applicable in Windows, Mac OS and Linux operating systems. A file archive of this format can contain either one or several files (directories).


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