Tutorial: How to Zip and Un-Zip a file using 7-zip,WinRar

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7 zip and WinRar are popular file archiver that supports a number of archive formats. Formats supported by 7-zip:

  • Packing / unpacking: 7z, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2 and TAR
  • Unpacking only: ARJ, CAB, CHM, CPIO, DEB, DMG, HFS, ISO, LZH, LZMA, MSI, NSIS, RAR, RPM, UDF, WIM, XAR and Z.

Formats supported by Winrar:CAB, ARJ, LZH, TAR, GZ and TAR.GZ, BZ2 and TAR.BZ2, ACE, UUE, JAR (Java Archive), ISO (ISO9660 - CD image), 7Z, Z (Unix compress)

  • Archiving with 7-zip



  • Archiving with WinRAR and 7-Zip: