Winzip

[lowell holmes]

What is it? Have any of you downloaded it?

[Lisa Starr]

It is a program that compresses/uncompresses files on a computer. I used to use it at work when we would receive a zipped file from a customer that wouldn't unzip using the windows extractor. Haven't needed it in years though.

[Jim Becker]

It's what Lisa describes, but that functionality is largely built into operating systems at this point.

[Mike Soaper]

I've used it in the distant past, had reasonable encryption/security at the time if i recall correctly.

[Roger Feeley]

Lisa is right but it also can do more for you.
—In the course of compressing, winzip also calculates a “checksum” of the file contents. That is included in the compressed file. Upon receipt, the file contents are put through the same process and the result is compared to the checksum in the file. This means that your file has been transferred without error.
— back in the day, the were limits on attachment size. Winzip can break your large file up into multiple chunks which are then stitched back together
— you can secure zip files with a password

i used to use winzip all the time before I retired. I may have missed some features.

[Don Coffman]

I still use it. I believe Win 10 lost some of the functionality supplied in previous versions Windows.

[Thomas McCurnin]

I have had for more than a decade and love it for sending large groups of files, like a photo set or a music concert.

[Anuj Prateek]

What is it? Have any of you downloaded it?

Lisa has described it pretty well.

I actually use it (another program) pretty regularly. I prefer it to inbuilt program in Windows. Photos, songs, backups, etc are where I use it most of the time.

If you do have a use for it, then I would suggest 7-Zip instead. It's a open source (fully free to use), supports more file formats/algorithms, and has no advertisements or restrictions.

It's available at www.7-zip.org

PS: Link provided as information. It's an open source software and I have no affiliation with it. Have used it for 10-12 years now.

[Curt Harms]

Lisa has described it pretty well.

I actually use it (another program) pretty regularly. I prefer it to inbuilt program in Windows. Photos, songs, backups, etc are where I use it most of the time.

If you do have a use for it, then I would suggest 7-Zip instead. It's a open source (fully free to use), supports more file formats/algorithms, and has no advertisements or restrictions.

It's available at www.7-zip.org

PS: Link provided as information. It's an open source software and I have no affiliation with it. Have used it for 10-12 years now.

I also recall 7-zip being a bit more secure when saved with a password though I don't recall the reason. I recall that zip files encrypted with a password were pretty easy to crack, 7-zip less so. I'm pretty sure it won't matter to Lowell but *zip works pretty well cross platform.