Top 5 file archivers

Spring is around the corner and so it’s probably time you treated your PC to a little spring clean along with everything else. This is a particularly good time to clean-up all those files that you no longer need to access on a regular basis and can safely archive for if you ever need to refer back to them. What type of archiver you’ll need depends on the type and size of archive you want to save. Here’s a selection of 5 powerful archivers, outside of WinZIP and WinRAR, that are suitable for most needs:

WinAce - Claims to offer one of the world’s most powerful compression ratios

7-Zip - Open source high compression archiver for all file types

WinRK - Designed especially for dealing with large files

PeaZip - Fast and easy archiver for beginners

Jabsoft Archiver - Enables you to auto-schedule archiving sessions