I gave up on ZIP long ago and have been using 7-zip for creating archives. You can also use the 7Z format to make the archive files smaller (although it does take more time to compress).

I haven't tried using it to backup to DVD's, so YMMV there although it does say it can split files into DVD-sized volumes.

And the price is right (free).

Lou

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From: profoxtech-bounces@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-bounces@leafe.com] On Behalf Of kamcginnis@gmail.com

Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 1:38 PM

To: profoxtech@leafe.com

Subject: Re: [NF] WinZip ripoff warning

I recently purchased the latest winzip update as I usually do. The last time I used it I got the usual popup about a

free update. I always get this as it usually has some bug fixes, etc. Because of a previous bad experience with

Symantec, I quickly glanced through the licence agreement. Corel (which ownes winzip I guess) has a sneaky hidden

agreement buried down in the license agreement to automatically bill your credit card which they have on file from your

last purchase (illegal I am sure to keep this without written permission) for a yearly 'subscription' (for what, who

knows). It says if the credit card is declined for any reason you still owe the subscription fee. I did not install the

'update'. I'll bet this is an update to the license agreement only. I hope someone files a class action suit for keeping

credit card information on file without permission.

Needless to say this is the last winzip version I will ever buy. I am interested in alternatives. I have several now

that I like more than winzip, however, I need the ability to span DVDs. My backup always takes at least 3 DVDs. Winzip

almost always crashes on the last DVD so I have been saving 3 files to a folder. Then I use a free utility CDBurnerXP to

write each of the 3 files to DVDs. I find this is faster than using winzip to write to the DVDs when it works which is

only about 1 out of 3 times.

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