Rar format can provide better compression ratio. Zip is an open compressed file, and there is not only one algorithm. The advantage of zip is its high compression speed.
2. Different functions
Rar does not support the recovery of records, zip supports the recovery of physically damaged data, and can also lock important compressed files.
3. Different sizes
There is almost no limit to the file size that rar can manage, and the maximum size of a single file that zip can handle is 4GB.
Extended data:
RAR is a proprietary file format, which is used for file compression, archiving and packaging. The full name of RAR is Rochard Archives (meaning "Rochelle Archives"), and its developer is Eugene Rochard. The first public version RAR 1.3 was published in 1993.
Many programs and files are downloaded from the Internet, and you may encounter many ZIP files. This compression mechanism is a very convenient invention, especially for network users, because it can reduce the total number of bits and bytes in the file, make the file transfer faster through the slow Internet connection, and also reduce the disk space occupied by the file.
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