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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Zipping files combines multiple files into a single compressed archive, making them easier to store and share. This is ...