Compressing and Decompressing

[FongMan]

What program do you personally find to be the best for compressing and decompressing? I tend to work with alot of RAR files, so what do you guys suggest? I have stuffit expander and it works good but sometimes it gives me problems so any other possible suggestions for RAR files?

[solaris]

I prefer 7zX (http://sixtyfive.xmghosting.com/?cat=2)
Basically just a frontend for p7zip, which are among the most effective file compressors out there. :)

[FongMan]

Thanks alot, i just got it but i'm trying to figure out how to use it. When i double click it it asks me to choose a compression format and when i click ok it closes. And when i right click a file and open with it it creats a .rar.app file :confused:

[solaris]

When you launch the 7zX.app it will ask you for the default compression method. Then either drop files/folders on it to compress, or use the included workflows to access 7zX from context menu.

[FongMan]

......umm....all i want to do is decompress a rar file :p

[solaris]

Ok! But I only answered this question: ;)What program do you personally find to be the best for compressing and decompressing?

[FongMan]

:p yes, i thought i could use that program to decompress rar files :P so have any suggestions for that? :p

[solaris]

Some suggestions (I have not tested any of them):
* UnRarX (http://www.unrarx.com/)
* SimplyRAR (http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/29680)
* RARiX (http://www.malcom-mac.com/projects/rarix/index.html)
* RarMe (http://www.armelline.com/rarme/)
* RAR Expander (http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/25535).

[FongMan]

oh ok i'll test them, thanks alot.