WinRAR是使用減少文件的大小允許您送大文件在電子郵件或普遍的文件分享服務的其中一個最普遍的壓縮的工具。 Winrar是相似的於winzip，但以另外的功能。 如此在這個崗位我在一個有生產力的方式將幫助您會使用winrar的經驗放下我的手。

使能探險家像看法

唯一單塊玻璃視圖是缺省視圖，使用您將必須繼續逐個改變文件夾到達您的文件的那。 但有一個容易的方法。 一winrar接口， goto ？選擇 > 文件夾樹 > 顯示盤文件夾？。 這將給您一位探險家像窗口，并且選擇文件現在是容易。

使能細節視圖

默認情況下，您將得到看名單，但我們需要時常看細節。 ？Goto ？選擇 > 文件名單 > 細節？

檢查多少將是壓縮，并且它多久將採取對壓縮

這一個非常獨特的特點？ Winrar。？ 萬一您有一個巨大的文件夾結構用拉鎖拉上，怎麼您知道多少它可以是壓縮的，并且多少Winrar將採取它對壓縮。 Winrar有可能幫助您發現那的一種內藏的功能。

• 選擇您想要壓縮的一或mutliple文件，然後在winrar尋找？信息？ 表格。
• 點擊那，并且您將得到另一個窗口與4個製表符。
• 第一個製表符包含？估計按鈕? . 點擊在這中，工具將告訴您多少您的數據在百分比可以被壓縮，并且多少時間意志它壓縮的作為。
• 這是極端有用的，因為它很多時間將保存的你而不是坐和等待它完成。

分裂文件使用Winrar

What would you do if the compression measurement tells you that size can not be compressed more than 90% and size is too big either to fit on cd or mail. Winrar acts more than a compression tool. Here is how you can use it to split.

• Choose a file or folder you want to split.
• Right clicking on it and click ?Add files to archives?
• It opens a tab, now you need to find ?Split to file, bytes? drop down menu which is present at the lower part.
• Either you can enter tha value in bytes or select a predefined format like, 1.44 Mb floppy, CD Rom, DVD or even auto detect. The auto detect feature can check the destination space and split files according to that.
• Now archive it. You will see a list of files generated which are according to your need.

Make a Self Extracting archive:

Its a general problem that if I send you a winrar compressed archive you might not have the same software to open it or the worst you don?t have any compression tool.

So what can you do? Easy, You can create a self extracting archive which will act like the softwares which get installed in one step.

• Click on Existing file you want to compress and make a normal archive.
• Now select the archive you just made, ?Go to Tools > Convert archive to SFX?
• One more way is while creating an archive, you can just ask it to make an SFX.

Compress and Mail

Winrar also allows you to send any file on mail by automatically compressing and then attach to mail. There is a Compress and email? feature which has to be enabled if its not.

• Go to Options > Settings .
• It opens up another screen with lot of tabs. Click on the tab named Integration
• On the tab look for a button with label Context Menus. Click that
• This will open another window, which shows the list of features which pops up when you right click a file.
• Enable the Compress and email by checking it.
• Now right click on any file and you will see the menu enabled.

Change The Temporary Folder

Winrar requires to use a temporary place when it tries to compress a file. By default its located somewhere in C drive. If you don?t have much space there, you can always change the location.

• Goto Options > Settings .
• This opens up another scree with tabs, Now go to Paths Tab.
• Click on ?Choose folder for temporary files? and select a path which suits you.

Resources :

• Download Winrar
• Windows and Mac OS X, Dos, Linux, Free BSD supported
• Available in trial or buy packages

UPDATE: Check out ?How to create professional installer using winrar?

So what is the archiving tool you are using, I find winrar very useful, does your archiving tool give more features? Share with us in comments and we will get to know more.

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