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Compression Methods Available |
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Advanced WAV compression (WavPack) |
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Advanced JPG Image File compression |
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Advanced MP3 Compression |
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Automatic selection of Best Compression Method by file type |
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BZip2, LZMA, PPMd, Enhanced Deflate, XZ, ZSTD |
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Zip 2.0 (Normal, Maximum Deflated) |
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Decompression Formats Supported |
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POSIX TAR Support |
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Advanced Compression (Jpeg) Method |
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Advanced Compression (WavPack) Method |
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Advanced Compression (MP3) Method |
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Advanced Compression (BZip2, LZMA, PPMd, XZ) Methods |
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Zip 2.0 Methods (Normal, Maximum, Enhanced) |
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Archive Files: 7Z |
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Archive Files: LHA/LZH |
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Archive Files: TAR, Z, BZ, TBZ, GZ, BZ2, TBZ2 |
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Archive Files: RAR |
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Archive Files: CAB, ZIP |
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Archive Files: B64, HQX, TAZ, TXZ, TZ |
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Archive Files: ZIPX |
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Archive Files: XZ |
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Archive Files: ARJ |
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Encoded Files: UUE, MIME, BINHEX |
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Disk Image Support: ISO, IMG |
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Support Large Files and Multiple-Volume Archives |
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Can split archives into multiple volumes |
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Supports archive formats larger than 4GB |
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Encryption For Archives |
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Remove additional EXIF data from files |
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Create policies to enforce password complexity |
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Take advantage of hardware and GPU’s for even faster AES encryption |
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AES Encryption 256-bit |
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AES FIPS-197 Certified |
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Auto-wipes (“shred”) temporarily extracted copies of encrypted files (prior to being deleted) using U.S. Department of Defence standard (DoD 5220.22-M) to prevent files from being recovered |
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Zip 2.0 (Legacy) Encryption |
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Backup & Automate |
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Perform File Conversions before Zipping |
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Set Expiration Dates for Zip files and Log files |
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Specify the Job Name At End of Job Creation |
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Create new jobs from existing jobs |
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Burn Backups to Blue-ray Disc |
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Burn Backups to CD/DVD (automatically split archive over multiple discs if necessary |
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Save Backups to the Cloud (Box, OneDrive, Dropbox, Google Drive, CloudMe, SugarSync, MediaFire, ZipShare, SharePoint and Amazon S3) |
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Save Backups to an off-site server using internal FTP client |
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Create custom backups for selected files and folders |
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Backup files from the cloud (Box, OneDrive, Dropbox, Google Drive, CloudMe, SugarSync, MediaFire, SharePoint and Amazon S3 |
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Pre-defined data backup for your documents, email, desktop, libraries, etc. |
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Backup photos directly from your digital camera |
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Email backup files automatically from virtually any of your email addresses |
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Email log files upon completion of backups and automated jobs from virtually any of your email addresses |
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Schedule backups and Zipping jobs to run automatically and unattended |
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Create Backup Jobs from Explorer |
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Scan documents and images with a scanner, zip, and save |
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Command Line Support Add-on for scripting |
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Sharing |
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Automate WinZip Express |
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Share using Windows Charms |
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Shorten shared URLs |
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WinZip Express copy to clipboard |
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Supports individuals with multiple accounts for a specific cloud service, up to 16 accounts per service |
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Microsoft Office add-on support zipping and sharing from within Office apps |
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WinZip Express Email add-on supports Microsoft Outlook |
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Post files or Zip files on Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn) |
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Instant Message files or Zip files (Google Hangout, Jabber, Office 365 Groups) |
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Share an unzipped image directly from the File Viewer to social media sites |
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Place URLs to files stored on Cloud Services on the clipboard for sharing in other apps |
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Scan documents and images with a scanner, zip, and share |
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Advanced Sharing options such as file encryption, image resizing, image watermarking, and conversion of Microsoft Office files to PDF |
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Internal email client supports Yahoo! Mail, Google Gmail, and Microsoft Outlook.com. and can be configured for many other email services |
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Internal email client has built in address book that can collect contact information from Google Contacts, Google Hangout, Office 365 Outlook, Outlook, Yahoo! Contacts, Office 365 Groups, Twitter, and Jabber. |
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Address book supports up to 16 accounts per contact service |
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File Management within the APP |
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File Search |
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Expanded Features for Background Tools |
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Set Expiration Dates for Files and Folders |
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View Date taken and Date Modified |
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Rename Multiple files at once |
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Image format conversion |
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Remove personal data from files |
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Move, Copy, Delete, Rename Local and Network Files |
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Move, Copy, Delete, Rename Cloud Service Based Files |
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Create/Delete/Rename Folders |
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Display File and Folder Properties |
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Open, Edit, and Print Local Files with the Associated App |
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Open, Edit, and Print Network Files with the Associated App |
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Open, Edit, and Print Cloud Service Based Files with the Associated App |
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Open, Edit, and Print Local Files with Alternate Apps |
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Open, Edit, and Print Network Files with Alternate Apps |
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Open, Edit, and Print Cloud Service Based Files with Alternate Apps |
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Map Folders as Drives |
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Preview Local Files |
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Preview Network Files |
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Preview Cloud Service Based Files |
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Wipe Files |
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Image Resize and save |
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Image Watermark and save |
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Convert to PDF and Save or Share |
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Image Resize and share |
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Image Watermark and share |
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Combine PDF's into One and Save or Share |
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Replace Individual Local and Network Files with Zipped Files |
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Replace Individual Cloud Service Based Files with Zipped Files |
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Get Links to Cloud Based Files and Folders to Paste and Share |
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Add a Network Location |
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Share Local and Network Files via Email, IM or Social Media |
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Share Cloud Based Files via Email, IM or Social Media |
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More Pinning Choices in Files Pane |
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Shell Extension Support in Files Pane |
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Unzipping |
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Option to view password entry |
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Prompt to unzip on open |
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Unzip to file pane folder |
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Windows Shell Integration |
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Drag and Drop 'Add to Zip' in WinZip's Files Pane |
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See Zip file content and open files in Explorer’s previewer using Zip file previewer |
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Tool tip summary of Zip file content |
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Use Drag and Drop to add files to an archive file |
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Add to archive file (specify location) |
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Add to archive (current location) |
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Zip and Email |
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Zip and Email with encryption and renaming of Zip file |
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Replace selected files with Zipped files |
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Zip and Share includes renaming Zip file, conversions, encryption, saving to cloud, sharing via email, IM, and social media |
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Encrypt Zip files |
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Create self-extracting Zip files |
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Unzip to selectable folder location |
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Unzip to current folder location |
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Taskbar Integration |
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Create new automated zipping jobs |
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Create new Zip files on CD/DVD |
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Create new Zip files locally or in the cloud |
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Open a Zip file stored locally or in the cloud |
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Open recently used archive files |
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Pin to taskbar and unpin from taskbar |
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Graphical User Interface (GUI) |
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Slide to Hide Files and Action Panes |
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Dynamic access to common features based on current task |
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File/Folder (locally and on the cloud) access for zipping and unzipping within the app |
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Customize the look and feel of the interface; showing/hiding ribbon, showing hiding panes, selecting alternative views of the archive content |
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Windows modern style dialogs |
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Touch support and optimized UI for touch |
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2 in 1 Support with UI automatically changing to user’s preferences based on screen orientation and lack or presence of mouse/keyboard |
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Optimized use of display area when used on tablets, notebooks, laptops, and desktops |
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Browse local and network files from within the app |
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Move, Copy, Rename, and Delete local and network files from within the app |
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Preview cloud based files from within the app |
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Move, Copy, Rename, and Delete cloud based files from within the app |
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Provide views to maximize information show, simple touch control, or thumbnails |
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Temporarily extract Zip files using the 'Unzip and Try' feature to view inter-related components contained in the Zip file (such as an HTML page and associated graphics) |
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Scan and Diagnose your PC’s performance with built in System Scanner tool |
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Image viewing and editing within zip files |
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Expand the Preview Pane |
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Rotate, resize, save and view full size images directly within a Zip file (internal viewer) |
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Display slide show of all images in an archive file |
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Thumbnail view of images in an archive file |
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Share an image to social media while viewing images |
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Resize shared copies of images while maintaining the original from the archive |
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Platforms |
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Windows |
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Other |
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Advanced Direct Access Technology for Faster Display and Unzipping From the Cloud |
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Display Compression and technical details |
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Native 64-bit engine |
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Engine supports multiple processors and GPU |
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Compatible with Windows 10 Anniversary |
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