ArchiverFS
ArchiverFS is a lightweight file archiving solution for servers and network storage that lets you use any NAS, SAN, or cloud platform as second-tier storage. With no databases or proprietary formats, it runs on pure NTFS from start to finish. Old, unused, or unstructured files can be moved in bulk from expensive primary storage to cheaper secondary devices while preserving directory structures, attributes, and permissions. If it can be formatted with NTFS and shared via a UNC path, ArchiverFS can use it. Features include support for cloud, DFS, replication, de-duplication, and compression. Optional link stubs (including seamless symbolic links) can be left in place of moved files, so users see them exactly as before. By reclaiming valuable space on primary storage without adding complexity, ArchiverFS helps organizations reduce costs, improve performance, and manage file growth with complete transparency.
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Zipware
Zipware is simple and free zip software for Microsoft Windows that supports all major archiving formats including the new RAR5 format. Zipware has been designed to be simple, fast, and stable to handle both small and large archives with millions of files. Zipware also supports many Linux archive formats such as tar and gzip. Zipware is freeware for personal and commercial use! bullet Extract ZIP, ZIPX, 7Z, RAR, RAR5, ISO, VHD, GZIP, BZIP2, TAR, CPIO, XZ, DEB, DMG, RPM, XPI & more. Create password-protected archives encrypted using AES-256 encryption. Perform all archiving functions from Windows Explorer using Zipware's integrated context menu. Windows Explorer context menu that can scan any file using over 50 anti-virus products via VirusTotal. Explorer context menu that calculates & lists sizes of all folders in a directory. Also, find & delete empty folders. Password Manager for storing passwords and confidential information.
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7-Zip
7-Zip is a file archiver with a high compression ratio. 7-Zip is free software with open source. Most of the code is under the GNU LGPL license. Some parts of the code are under the BSD 3-clause License. Also, there is unRAR license restriction for some parts of the code. Read 7-Zip license information. You can use 7-Zip on any computer, including a computer in a commercial organization. You don't need to register or pay for 7-Zip. High compression ratio in 7z format with LZMA and LZMA2 compression. For ZIP and GZIP formats, 7-Zip provides a compression ratio that is 2-10 % better than the ratio provided by PKZip and WinZip. Strong AES-256 encryption in 7z and ZIP formats. Self-extracting capability for 7z format. Integration with Windows Shell. Powerful command-line version. Plugin for FAR Manager. Localizations for 87 languages. Packing/unpacking 7z, XZ, BZIP2, GZIP, TAR, ZIP, and WIM.
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PeaZip
PeaZip free file archiver utility, open extract RAR, TAR, and ZIP files. Supported operating systems are Linux x86_64, x86, Darwin, macOS aarch64 M1 & Intel, MS Windows, ReactOS, and Wine. Experimental support for Linux ARM, aarch64. PeaZip is free, based on open source technologies of 7-Zip/p7zip archiver, Facebook Zstandard fast compressor, FreeArc, Google Brotli fast compressor, PAQ family of compressors, secure file archiving and encryption PEA project, and other free software file compression tools. Cross-platform and cross-architecture, same full-featured GUI application on Linux, macOS, and Windows, providing full-featured file manager and archive manager on all platforms, also available as a portable application. Supports over 200 archive formats, ranging from very powerful compressors like 7Z and ZPAQ to extremely fast compressors like Brotli and Zstandard, with the option to easily convert archives.
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