MagicRAR

Free to try Simon King`s Utilities Group Windows XP/2003/Vista/Server 2008/7/8 Version 8.8 Full Specs

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MagicRAR setup wizard installs MagicRAR on your computer and gets you up and running. Regardless of what operating system you use, or what bitness it is, the single file installer installs all necessary MagicRAR components, and will even check online for the plug-ins after the installation.

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"Full Disk Compressor Amazing"

RAR1111 June 27, 2012 / Version: MagicRAR 5.0

2012-06-27 13:21:53 | By RAR1111

Pros

Multiple CPU cores used to increase speed.
Balances all the workload across threads.
Beats Windows NTFS compression.
Very fun conversion progress to watch!
Reprocessing mode to manage locked files.

Cons

Does not provide alternate algorithm to NTFS compression.

Summary

I have a pretty small SSD, as they are very expensive. I used MagicRAR's Drive Press utility to compress this SSD. I had tried NTFS compression before but this one actually fared much better. I have a lot of free space on my SSD now. They explain on the site how they are able to increase NTFS compression, it has something to do about a Windows bug. I am very impressed someone thought of this!

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"Beats Cocktail of WinRAR / WinZip / 7-Zip"

JasonStrathmore June 26, 2012 / Version: MagicRAR 5.0

2012-06-26 05:39:31 | By JasonStrathmore

Pros

Eliminates need for cocktail of three archive programs.
Only utility I found that can compress into all major formats.
Has built-in full disk compressor which is also unique.
Unique Explorer folders feature is super convenient.

Cons

Find Smallest Archive feature doesn't have simultaneous mode.

Summary

I have been using a cocktail of archive utilities for years: WinRAR / WinZip / 7-Zip. I have to install and use all three programs because each has some weakness or the other.

With MagicRAR, for the first time I have found a program that eliminates the need for this "cocktail" of software with a single, well-designed utility.

It is super convenient. After being able to open 7Z and RAR files like folders in Windows, I find myself I cannot go back to a cocktail of three strange user interfaces.

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Publisher	Simon King`s Utilities Group
Publisher web site	http://howtocompressfiles.org/
Release Date	April 22, 2013
Date Added	April 22, 2013
Version	8.8

Category
Category	Utilities & Operating Systems
Subcategory	File Compression

Operating Systems
Operating Systems	Windows XP/2003/Vista/Server 2008/7/8
Additional Requirements	None

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File Size	14.15MB
File Name	magicrar.msi

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Total Downloads	1,174
Downloads Last Week	1

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License Model	Free to try
Limitations	30-day trial
Price	$29.95

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