ZIP to 7Z

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File extension	.zip
Category	Compressed File
Description	The .zip file extension is the most well known file type related to compressed and archived files. First released in 1989, the format is still widely used and is built into Microsoft Windows releases since 1998. It is also supported by Apple's OSX operating system. The ZIP format supports compression via several different techniques and even supports simply archiving of files without compression. Despite being 20 years old, the ZIP format looks set to continue to thrive whilst bandwidth and storage remain relatively costly.
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Technical Details	The compression techniques used to create a .zip file do so by compressing each file individually. This has the advantage of potentially using different appropriate compression techniques for each file within the archive, however under normal circumstances it limits the potential compression capability. Although the ZIP format allows for up to 10 different types of compression to be chosen, the DEFLATE method is the most common. DEFLATE is based on Huffman coding.
Associated programs	StuffIt WinRAR Winzip
Developed by	PKWARE
MIME type	application/zip application/x-zip application/x-zip-compressed application/octet-stream application/x-compress application/x-compressed multipart/x-zip
Useful links	More Information on ZIP Zip Format Specification Convert ZIP file

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Using Zamzar it is possible to convert ZIP files to a variety of other formats:

zip to 7z (7-Zip Compressed File)
zip to tar.bz2 (Bzip 2 UNIX Compressed File)
zip to cab (Cabinet File)
zip to lzh (Compressed Archive File)
zip to tar (Tape Archive File)
zip to tar.gz (Gzip Compressed Archive)
zip to yz1 (DeepFreezer Compressed Archive)

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File extension	.7z
Category	Compressed File
Description	First released in 1999, the .7z file extension was first released alongside the 7Zip open source archiving application. The format allows for any conversion, encryption or compression method to be applied. Because any of these methods can be used, the format is effectively future proofed. The file type also allows for its size to be extremely large and can achieve high rates of compression.
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Technical Details	The 7z file extension allows for files of up to 16000000000 GB. 7 types of compression are currently supported. The default compression technique, LZMA, compresses at approximately 1MB/s and decompresses at up to 20MB/s. The file format supports the use of AES-256 encryption.
Associated programs	7Zip WinRAR WinZip
Developed by	7-zip
MIME type	application/x-7z-compressed
Useful links	Official 7 Zip Information on 7z More Information on 7z Convert 7Z file

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