Last Updated:  Tuesday, January 16th, 2007.

WinRAR is a file compressor / archiver great for backing up data.  Download WinRAR at rarlab.com/download.htm.

All WinRAR Tips:

• WinRAR Tip #1: Change Default Settings
• WinRAR Tip #2: Automatically Test Archived Files
• WinRAR Tip #3: Delete Multiple Files out of Multiple RAR Files
• WinRAR Tip #4: Run in Low Priority
• WinRAR Tip #5: Run with Multi-Threading
• WinRAR Tip #6: Make Additional WinRAR Copies Wait Their Turn
• WinRAR Tip #7: Batch File Backups

Have Any Tips To Add?

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Also See:

• Windows XP Setup Tweaks & Tips

External Links:

• RARLAB (the makers of WinRAR)
• WinRAR (Wikipedia)
• RAR (file format)  (Wikipedia)
• Maximum Compression (shows maximum achievable compression ratio of 150+ compression programs )
• WinRAR (the company) (official publisher of RARLAB products, including WinRAR)

About the Author:  I am Matthew Doucette of Xona Games, an award-winning team-of-two indie game development studio working on Xbox 360 and PC games.  We have released Decimation X, a 1-4 player shmup, which is Japan's #1 best selling #1 top rated Xbox LIVE Indie Game.  We are currently working on Duality ZF, a groundbreaking 1-4 player shmup.  It features dual play, the ability to control two fighters at once, a beautiful electronic Imphenzia soundtrack, and a massively upgradable 32-stage spread/laser weapon system.  4 player dual play allows up to eight fighters at once.  Many of these features are never before seen shoot'em up firsts.  Check out our Duality ZF trailer and help spread the word with our official dualityzf.com website.  Coming soon to Xbox LIVE Indie Games.

*Also known as a shmup or 2D shooter.