Is winRAR safe without paying?

[Jakeowar]

so whenever i go to winRAR it says i have to pay and that my trial was done i haven't payed yet and i can still use it is that ok? or will it do something bad?

 

[rgd1101]

pay it, you are cheating them.

 

[Jakeowar]

ok... but can't i just uninstall it but then what will happen to all my files!?!

 

[Mr5oh]

Why not use a free solution like 7zip?

Lightweight and free, http://www.7-zip.org/

 

[nukemaster]

EDIT
Ohhh beat to it

When you uninstall it your files will stay compressed(or uncompressed if that is what you used it for). It will not alter anything

An alternative would be to try 7-zip.
http://www.7-zip.org/

 

[Jakeowar]

ok i might do 7zip but what happens to my files after i uninstall winRAR???

 

[maddogfargo]

Why not use a free solution like 7zip?

Lightweight and free, http://www.7-zip.org/

Best answer right there. Been using 7zip for years. There's no reason to pay for ZIP or RAR software. Feature packed and supports many compression file formats, including RAR. So you will still be able to open your RAR files after you uninstall WinRAR.

To test, install 7zip first and see if you can open them before uninstalling. If yes, then you're good to go.

 

[Mr5oh]

ok i might do 7zip but what happens to my files after i uninstall winRAR???

Nothing, it just packs and unpacks stuff. Your files will be the same even after uninstalling.

 

[Jakeowar]

EDIT
Ohhh beat to it

When you uninstall it your files will stay compressed(or uncompressed if that is what you used it for). It will not alter anything

An alternative would be to try 7-zip.
http://www.7-zip.org/

ok but how do i download 7zip i mean what do i click on and what do i do?

 

[Jakeowar]

and how similar are winRAR and 7zip i mean can i do the same stuff like all i really do with winRAR is download stuff on it like demos for games and other stuff

 

[nukemaster]

7 zip has a context menu to allow extraction just like Winrar.

EDIT

Here is an image to compare to WinRAR

 

[Jakeowar]

what do i download on there website i mean what do i click on? sorry i just don't want to click on the wrong thing

 

[Jakeowar]

Nuke what do you use btw?

 

[nukemaster]

http://www.7-zip.org/download.html

Get the download that matches your copy of Windows(32 or 64 bit)
.MSI and .EXE will both work without issues.

For decompression either will work. WinRAR makes .rar files, but that does not make it any better.

Again uninstalling any of these does not effect files.

 

[stntrdrsrh]

Use 7zip man its awsome....
No more yelling..

 

[Jakeowar]

ok i got 7zip but i don't see it on my desktop?

 

[nukemaster]

Just search for it in the start menu and create a shortcut on the desktop.

I never use the program that way, just right click on the compressed file and extract it.

 

[Jakeowar]

ok thank you all so much

 

[nukemaster]

No problem.