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- Price: Free to try (30-day trial); $49.95 to buy
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows 2000
- Date added: December 17, 2006
- Total Downloads: 367,672
- Downloads last week: 43
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A newer version of TurboZIP Compression Suite is available.
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 34 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET staff on January 23, 2009
A reliable compression tool for folks wanting an alternative to WinZip, TurboZip is user friendly and easy to master. In previous versions, you needed to provide some minimal personal information to register the tool before it would install, but this requirement has been removed. The TurboZip interface has a familiar three-paned appearance similar to that of e-mail programs like Microsoft Outlook.
One pane lists the archives you've created; the second pane reveals a list of the files in the archive you select; and the third pane displays the contents of the file you choose, much like a preview pane. A wizard leads you through creating an archive, which you can save in a variety of formats including ZIP, RAR, and self-extracting EXE files, so even novices will have no difficulties. The utility performed well in our tests. Although TurboZip offered different compression levels, there was little file size difference in the resulting archives, no matter which level we used.
However, even the default compression setting for TurboZip (midway between highest and lowest) created an archive smaller than WinZip's maximum level of compression, and smaller is better in zip utilities. Any level of user will find TurboZip a handy and simple compression program to add to their system's toolbox.
Publisher's description
From FileStream :This is a secure compression, archive management and cataloging tools suite consisting of three programs. It opens all major archive and e-mail formats, ZIP, JAR, RAR, CAB, ARJ, and LHA (LZH); self-extracting EXE; Unix Z archives (GZ, TAZ, TGZ, Z); Unix TAR archives; MIME (MME, MIM, B64); Mac Bin Hex (BHX, HQX); Outlook (MSG); Outlook Express (EML). It creates ZIP, CAB, JAR, ARJ, LHA (LZH) archives, and self-extracting EXE; displays internal folder trees. You can Add to Zip or Unzip with Drag and Drop or Right Click. Its secure cataloging feature lets you organize your private archives with security. Offers command-line support with scheduling option for auto backup, compression, extraction.
It supports internal viewing of 100+ formats, like PDF, photos, also ability to edit text and images inside Zip. You can search, view, print, and launch files within archives without unzipping. It supports Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), unlimited size Zip; compatible with Winzip, PKZIP. Version 7.1 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
What's new in this version:
This update is to remove the required user resigtration before installing the trial version.
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User reviews of TurboZIP Compression Suite 7.1
- Average user rating: 3.9 stars out of 34 votes
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Version: TurboZIP Compression Suite 7.1
Pros: I need to compress GBs of files and this program gets it done to my satisfaction.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: TurboZIP Compression Suite 7.1
Pros: Works on all kinds of compression format (file extensions), e.g. zl6 which my WinZIP version does not recognize. Does all that WinZIP and WinRAR do. Appears to be most comprehensive.
Cons: This is not a pain but nice to have what WinZIP does (I think WinRAR too). When I right click a .zip file in Windows Explorer, the context submenu (or menu) shows "Extract to folder_name" where folder_name is the folder of the .zip file, say x.zip, but doe not show "Extract to folder_name/x" for extracting multiple zip files into separate sub-folders.
I am sure that a future version will likely add this as TurboZip gains wider popularity.
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"Fantastic and Easy For Me To Use!"
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Version: TurboZIP Compression Suite 7.1
"Not exactly what I was looking for."
Pros: It's fine if your business needs it or you're a technical person archiving a lot of files.
Cons: When you install it, you get options of up to 3 different programs!? Is that really necessary? Also, you can't completely uninstall one of the 3 programs for some technical reason.
I tried to uninstall it, which didn't work. Then I erased the TurboZip folder. I went to the View menu to select "Details," and I still get zip files listed as "TurboZip Express File" instead of "WinZip" or "PowerArchiver."
I'm using the trial version of PowerArchiver and then I'll buy PowerArchiver. Neither PowerArchiver nor TurboZip is able to unzip a Macintosh file on a PC. The last time I checked, WinZip wasn't able to unzip a Macintosh zipped file either.
I'm looking into buying Dark Castle 3, which is a Macintosh program. I wanted to see if there's a Macintosh emulator that works. To make a long story short, that's why I wanted to unzip the beta demo Macintosh files on a PC. Someday I want to buy a Macintosh with programs like Final Cut Pro.
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