well I keep certain very old versions of winrar like v2.90 and v3.42 in case I need to actually create and make rar files
You need update do not try to make any problem by not update any program included winrar as well Outdated version of any product can cause bug or maybe other problem Anyway about winrar you are personal user right?don't worry about trial Because winrar have trial forever (you can keep use full feature even trial grace period end)
Maybe You Already Know If you still can use winrar even after 40 days trial But i am confused by someone on internet tell me that if you buy winrar, there are many new winrar features available Is that true? Maybe winrar have hidden feature?or it just a lie from internet?
WinRAR used to have a feature that was Registered-only (integrity-protecting and signing archives with the licensed name (Authenticity information), similar to ZIP's Security Envelope feature). However, it was dropped. Technically, there is only the nag at startup in the unregistered version.
well NST_Adventure I only use those old Winrar versions sparingly (meaning occasionally, not frequently) because I have valid licenses for them. Winrar 4.x, 5.x & recent versions have new license format & require new keys
There is one more reason where you need to use a specific version - Giveaway licenses. They are usually locked to only one release (contrary to true paid licenses which are actually lifetime).
I have seen this thread now for about half a year and I still do not understand why you do not use 7zip? I am puzzled....
Side note: 7-zip is a totally free, open-source, cross-platform (and better) replacement for the proprietary WinRAR and WinZIP software. It also compresses better if you select the "Ultra" compression mode, as it uses the current state-of-the-art LZMA2 compression library (also used on Linux via the "xz" command). It also supports extracting ZIP and RAR archives, among other formats -- but cannot create RAR archives I believe: it can create ZIP or 7z archives instead... RAR is a proprietary format anyway and should not be used IMHO. 7z archives are open, cross-platform and can be made or extracted on Windows using the 7-zip file manager, or on Linux: install the 7z program, for example on Debian/Ubuntu: "apt install p7zip-full p7zip-rar" (Installing p7zip-rar package adds the proprietary RAR extraction functionality to the 7z package) Download 7-zip for Windows from 7-zip.org Check out the compression benchmark at the bottom of the website: "Usually, 7-Zip compresses to 7z format 30-70% better than to zip format. And 7-Zip compresses to zip format 2-10% better than most of other zip compatible programs." (including WinRAR)