FreeArc 0.67 Alpha / 0.666
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FreeArc 0.67 Alpha / 0.666 description
FreeArc is yet another compression tool that tries to offer users a freeware alternative to the popular archivers currently installed on a billion computers out there.
Of course, FreeArc isn't better than WinRAR or WinZip, but it's not less powerful either, managing to deal with the compression task quick and easy.
The application adds its very own entries in the Windows Context Menu, so you'll be able to either create a new archive or extract files from one with just two clicks, but you may find a whole new dimension when opening the settings menu.
FreeArc shows tons of options when trying to create an archive, including compression, encryption and protection, store file paths, update mode and comments.
The interface is plain and simple, so you won't spend much time getting along with it. It's just a regular look, similar to the ones we've already seen in other compression tools on the market, which means you just have to install it and you're all set.
As for the way it works, FreeArc is pretty fast and efficient. We've tested it with both small and large archives and every time it worked like a charm, but there still are some things to discuss here.
Although it remained fast when extracting files from a large archive, FreeArc seriously slowed down the computer, eating up most of the CPU and RAM on a Windows 7 machine.
Some users might think that creating archives in the .arc format could be a drawback, but that's not at all a problem since most of the other compression tools in the market already work with it too.
So all things considered, FreeArc is a pretty nice alternative to the well-known file archivers out there, so it is definitely worth a chance on every computer in the world.
What's New in This Release:
· Encryption support in sfx/unarc.exe/unarc.dll
· Don't open cmd instance for external compressors
· Option 'Do not show hidden files and folders' (like in Explorer) Usability
· Extraction: answers no/skip/update are not handled properly
· DisPack assertation failure for large file
· File Type column in the GUI
· v0.666 archive updating problems (updating archives made with -mex)
· v0.666 SFX problems (extraction of SFX made with -mex)
· Return self-explanatory error codes from unarc.dll
· Replace Compression and Encryption tabs with dialog boxes
· Option "Compress into separate archives" should respect "Output archive/dir" setting
· FreeArc archives that include non-compressed zip/7z archives are recognized as zip/7z archives
· Nothing work without log folder
· Option "queue operations across multiple FreeArc copies"
· Support for archive names containing UNC addresses
· set archive time to:-> Latest file time under Archive Tab not working
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