Best Archiving Tools

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• March 9, 2017
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We all need archiving tools at some point or the other. Without them we would be knee deep in full drives, not being able to pass along folders easily as we would want. Archiving is deeply embedded in the world of the PC, and it is an indispensable tool without which we cannot really do. At present, most platforms have their own built-in tools for archiving. But sometimes those are not sufficed. Hence it is important to be familiar with other applications that can help you do the job.

Here are some great archiving tools that can help you in at home and at work:

1. Ark

Ark is the default archiving tool for the KDE destkop. Using this web archive tool you can view your archives, extracted, created, and modified. It can manage various formats, such as tar, gzip, zip, bzip2, rar, and more. The program extends smooth integration with the default KDE file manager, Konqueror.

2. 7-Zip

This is one of the best web archive tools you can benefit from. Available across platforms (Windows, Linux, Mac), 7-Zip is free as well as open source, offering almost all features you could wish for. It supports the 7z, XZ, BZIP2, GZIP, TAR, ZIP, and WIM formats for packing/unpacking and ARJ, CAB, CHM, LZH, CPIO, FAT, CramFS, DEB, NTFS, DMG, , HFS, ISO, , LZMA, MBR, MSI, NSIS, RAR, RPM, SquashFS, UDF, VHD, WIM, XAR, and Z for packing only. In addition, it includes encryption utilities for compression as well.

3. WinRAR

This is an archive manager that can also work as a data backup tool. However, WinRAR is not free and will cost you around $21.00 USD per license.

4. PeaZip

One of the best free archiving tools that can help you archive with tons of features is PeaZip. It is easy-to-use GUI and supports over 150 file formats. In addition, this web archive tool offers strong encryption, secure deletion, two-factor authentication, an encrypted password manager and a duplicate finder. You'll be able to enjoy seamless Explorer integration as soon as you will install PeaZip.

5. File Roller

File Roller is the official archiving tool for the GNOME desktop that supports a number of formats. This web archive has a wonderful GUI and it integrates into the Nautlius file manager as well. In addition, File Roller can work with ISO images in addition to installation packages. This archiving tool is free and comes preinstalled on any GNOME-based Linux distribution.

If you have used archiving tools before you must have a clear idea that the choice of the right one matters. The tools mentioned above will help you make a well-informed decision which will allow you to end up on the best option out there.