Data compression: ZIP vs. RAR

Zip

Both are data compression and archive formats. Which one do you use? ZIP or RAR? Why?

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ZIP

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    Jesse [46]
    5-8-2011 | 9:39 pm

    I’ve always had issues with RAR files.

    zip is more universally supported

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RAR

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    Michael [12]
    3-23-2011 | 1:47 am

    Because it’s default in WinRAR. :3

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