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COMPRESSION AND EXTRACTION</a></p>
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<p><a href="#arc_specifications">WHAT IS ARC FILE
EXTENSION (FREEARC ARCHIVE FORMAT)</a></p>
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name="manage_arc_format"></a><a
href="arc-files-utility.html#open_arc_files"><span
style="font-weight: bold;">Work with ARC files,
compression and
extraction</span><br>
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<a name="work_with_arc_files"></a>PeaZip provides full
read-write support (create, open and extract arc files) for FreeARC
ARC/WRC format
on Linux and Windows using FreeArc
as backend compression / extraction executable - please note SEA ARC is
a separate, non
compatible archive format.<br>
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title="How to create, encrypt, open, extract / unzip ARC files on Windows and Linux"
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style="border: 0px solid ; width: 800px; height: 39px;"></h3>
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<h3><big><span style="font-weight: bold;">Compress
to ARC format</span><br>
</big></h3>
<p><a name="arc_file_creation"></a>To add
files/folders to a new archive or
into an existing .arc file</p>
<ul>
<li>
<h4><a name="arc_compression"></a>Compress
to ARC from system file explorer</h4>
</li>
<ul>
<li>
<p>Context menu
entry PeaZip > Add to archive, shows archive creation
screen, to set compression settings, output destination,
encryption (password protection), and other archiving options.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<li> <a name="add_to_arc_file"></a>Create
arc
files from PeaZip </li>
<ul>
<li>
<p>Use Add
button
(or
Add context
menu entry) to show archive creation screen</p>
</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>
<p>Drag and drop files / folders from the
system
to a
PeaZip
instance; if you are browsing
an existing archive you will be asked if you want to add files to
current archive or create a new one</p>
</li>
</ul>
</ul>
<h2><img alt="create arc files"
title="How to compress to ARC format" src="add-to-archive.png"
style="width: 100px; height: 45px;"></h2>
<a name="how_to_create_arc_files"></a>From
archive creation screen it is also possible to apply encryption (<span
style="font-weight: bold;">Blowfish</span>, <span
style="font-weight: bold;">Twofish</span>, <span
style="font-weight: bold;">AES</span>, and <span
style="font-weight: bold;">Serpent</span> cyphers are supported)<span
style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>to
password-protect the archive, <span style="font-weight: bold;">create
recovery records</span> (which allows to recover mildly corrupted
archives), and to <span style="font-weight: bold;">split
file</span> - create
multiple volumes smaller than desired<span style="font-style: italic;">
maximum output size</span>. From "Advanced" tab, it is possible to
further fine-tune compression settings.<br>
Learn more about <a href="how-to-compress-files-folders.html">how to
create arc, tar, zip archive files</a><br>
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<h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><big>Update
existing ARC archives</big></h3>
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<a name="manage_arc_files"></a>Easiest way to
update an existing ARC archive is opening it in PeaZip and
dragging files/folders to it, read more about <a
href="how-to-update-existing-archive.html">how to update existing
archives</a>.<br>
<br>
Press cancel or "Delete from archive"
button to remove items already in archive, view also: <span
style="font-weight: bold;"></span><a
href="add-remove-files-from-archive.html">add or delete data from
archive</a>.<br>
<br>
<a name="convert_zip_to_arc"></a>Converting
existing archives from / to
.arc format is possible using <span style="font-weight: bold;">Convert
</span>button,
which extracts and then re-pack input archive files, view faq about <a
href="convert-files.html">how to convert arc, rar, zip files</a>
<h2><img alt="free arc files extraction utility"
title="Convert from/to ARC format" src="convert.png"
style="width: 120px; height: 45px;"></h2>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold;"><big>Open ARC
files</big></h2>
<br>
<a name="open_arc_archives"></a>Open arc
files in PeaZip with double click, or context menu "Open as archive"
entry,
that
will attempt to read any user provided file type regardless file
extension associations<br>
<br>
<h2 style="font-weight: bold;"><big>Extract ARC
files</big></h2>
<div style="text-align: left;"> </div>
<br>
<h3><a name="unzip_arc_files"></a>Decompress
ARC files from the system</h3>
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>
<p><a name="extract_arc_archives"></a>Context
menu PeaZip > Extract... shows archive
extraction screen, to set
output path, password (if needed) and other extraction options</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a name="arc_file_extractor"></a>Select
one
or more archives and use
context
menu <span style="font-weight: bold;">Extract here</span> or <span
style="font-weight: bold;">Extract
here (to new folder)</span> for quick extraction with no further
confirmation </p>
</li>
</ul>
Extract ARC files from PeaZip
application<br>
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>
<p><a name="view_arc_files"></a>Extract
button shows archive
extraction screen providing access to all decompression options</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a name="extract_arc"></a>Extract
all to... button starts
simplified
unpacking procedure, only asking for output path</p>
</li>
<li>As alternative, simply drag & drop
from
the
application to the system the items you want to extract</li>
</ul>
<h2><img alt="arc files extraction"
title="How to decompress ARC archive" src="extract-archive.png"
style="width: 112px; height: 45px;"></h2>
<br>
<a name="how_to_open_arc_file"></a>Doubleclick
on
an archived file to
open
it in
preview
mode, to inspect its content before real
extraction<br>
<br>
<a name="arc_extraction"></a>To
browse or extract a spanned (split) ARC file, save all the parts in
same
directory, open the first volume (.ARC.001 extension). </td>
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<h3><big><span style="font-weight: bold;">Work
with encrypted ARC files</span><br>
</big></h3>
<br>
<a name="arc_utility"></a>To create or extract
an encrypted
.arc file, enter
the password from the padlock icon, alternatively click Tools
>
Enter
password / keyfile in main menu, or F9 accelerator key.<br>
<h3><img alt="unzip arc files"
title="ARC file password" src="rar-files/cryptography.gif"
style="width: 16px; height: 16px;" align="middle"></h3>
<a name="handle_arc_archives"></a>Password
protected items are
marked by * sign after
filename.<br>
ARC ecryption algorithm can be changed in Advanced tab,
supported cyphers are <span style="font-weight: bold;">Blowfish </span>(448bit
cypher with 64 bit blocks), <span style="font-weight: bold;">Twofish256</span>,
<span style="font-weight: bold;">AES256 </span>(default),
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Serpent256</span>.<br>
Read more about <a href="encrypt-files.html">how to create encrypted
archives</a> and <a href="extract-encrypted-files.html">how to extract
encrypted archives</a><br>
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<h2><big><big><big style="font-weight: bold;"><a
name="arc_specifications"></a><a href="#open_arc_files">What is ARC
file extension (FreeArc
archive format)</a></big><big><br>
</big></big></big></h2>
<br>
<br>
<h2 style="font-weight: bold;"><big>What is .arc file format</big></h2>
<br>
</div>
<a name="what_is_arc_file"></a><span
style="font-weight: bold;">ARC</span> extension designates the native
archive format developed for <a href="http://freearc.org/">FreeArc<img
alt="what is .arc file" title="ARC file format specifications"
src="free-rar/extractor.png"
style="border: 0px solid ; width: 12px; height: 10px;"></a>, a modern
open source file archiver created by Bulat Ziganshin, featuring high
level of compression (11 lossless data compression algorithms and
filtes are supported, including LZMA and PPMD) with good efficiency (<a
href="http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/archive-zip-compression,2572-6.html">Tom's
Hardware comparative<img alt="arc vs rar vs 7z benchmark"
title="ARC format performances" src="free-rar/extractor.png"
style="border: 0px solid ; width: 12px; height: 10px;"></a>)
comparable or better than <a href="what-is-rar-file.html">rar format</a>
and in many cases also of <a href="7z-file-format.html">7z format</a>,
<a href="encrypt-files.html">strong
encryption</a> (<span style="font-weight: bold;">AES</span>, <span
style="font-weight: bold;">Blowfish</span>, and AES contest finalist
algorithms <span style="font-weight: bold;">Twofish</span>, and <span
style="font-weight: bold;">Serpent</span>), and ability to create
recovery records (option which is notably featured by proprietary RAR
format but not by open format 7Z). The file format is also known with <span
style="font-weight: bold;">WRC</span> extension.<br>
<br>
<br>
<h2 style="font-weight: bold;"><big>Maximum size of ARC
file
format</big><br>
</h2>
<br>
<a name="max_size_of_arc_file"></a>The max size of ARC
files is 2^63 bytes (8 exabytes of
total size of the archive), filesize field represented by a signed 64
bit integer, exceeding current needs and
limitations of common filesystems.<br>
<br>
<br>
<h2 style="font-weight: bold;"><big>Maximum number of files
in a
single ARC archive</big></h2>
<br>
<a name="max_files_numbers_arc_format"></a>The maximum
number of input files allowed into a singe ARC package is limited to
2^31 (max 2 billion files), file number filed represented by a signed
32
bit integer, which - like maximum archive size limit - practically
exceeds current needs.<br>
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style="text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; width: 64px;">
<h2><span style="font-weight: bold;"><img
title="What is ARC file format, native FreeArc archives extension"
alt="freearc arc format features" src="file-format/information.png"
style="width: 48px; height: 48px;"><br>
</span></h2>
</td>
<td
style="font-style: italic; vertical-align: middle;"><span
style="font-style: italic;"><a name="arc_file_type"></a>FreeArc's
format must not be
confused
with 1985 </span><a style="font-style: italic;"
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARC_%28file_format%29">SEA's ARC
format<img alt=".arc file definition" title="SEA ARC file format"
src="free-rar/extractor.png"
style="border: 0px solid ; width: 12px; height: 10px;"></a><span
style="font-style: italic;">, using same .arc file extension. The
company pionereed the data
compression in BBS era, but ARC program fell in popularity after the
introduction of more efficient Phil Katz's PKARC, which later developed
largely modified and improved ZIP format for PKZIP program, in response
to the notorious lawsuit ensued between SEA and PKWARE.</span></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<span style="font-style: italic;"></span><br>
<h3><big style="font-weight: bold;">Types of files with
.arc extension supported by PeaZip</big></h3>
<br>
PeaZip features <a href="arc-files-utility.html">creation
and
extraction of ARC files</a>: create, open, browse, and extract ARC
archives, convert any supported archive to .arc format and vice-versa.
Also, the application supports creation of arc-format <a
href="self-extracting-archives.html">self extracting
archives</a> (<span style="font-weight: bold;">SFX</span>), so
recipient
will not need a FreeArc compatible extractor when receiving one of
those self-extracting files.<br>
PeaZip currently does not support reading, nor writing, the unrelated
SEA's ARC format.<br>
<h2><img title="ARC file format features"
alt="what are arc files" src="add-to-archive.png"
style="width: 100px; height: 45px;"></h2>
<h3><img title="ARC format specifications"
alt="arc extension" src="extract-archive.png"
style="width: 112px; height: 45px;"></h3>
<br>
<a name="arc_file_format_specifications"></a>Read more .arc
file type <span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><a
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FreeArc">FreeArc Wikipedia entry<img
title="Wikipedia FreeArc" alt="FreeArc software"
src="free-rar/extractor.png"
style="border: 0px solid ; width: 12px; height: 10px; font-weight: bold;"></a>,
<a target="_blank"
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prediction_by_partial_matching">PPMd<img
title="PPM algorithm" alt="Wikipedia prediction by partial matching"
src="free-rar/extractor.png"
style="border: 0px solid ; width: 12px; height: 10px;"></a> and <a
target="_blank"
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lempel%E2%80%93Ziv%E2%80%93Markov_chain_algorithm">LZMA/LZMA2<img
alt="Lempel Ziv Markov chain algorithm" src="free-rar/extractor.png"
style="border: 0px solid ; width: 12px; height: 10px;"></a> data
compression algorithms, <a target="_blank"
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Encryption_Standard">AES<img
title="Rijndael" alt="wikipedia aes algorithm"
src="free-rar/extractor.png"
style="border: 0px solid ; width: 12px; height: 10px;"></a>, <a
target="_blank" href="https://www.schneier.com/twofish.html">Twofish<img
title="Bruce Schneier" alt="twofish algorithm"
src="free-rar/extractor.png"
style="border: 0px solid ; width: 12px; height: 10px;"></a>, <a
target="_blank"
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serpent_%28cipher%29">Serpent<img
title="Ross Anderson, Eli Biham, Lars Knudsen" alt="Serpent algorithm"
src="free-rar/extractor.png"
style="border: 0px solid ; width: 12px; height: 10px;"></a> ciphers.<br>
<br>
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<h3><big><big><big><big><big><a
name="arc_format_specifications"></a>.ARC</big></big></big></big></big></h3>
</td>
<td
style="width: 50%; color: rgb(245, 245, 245); vertical-align: middle;">Author
Bulat Ziganshin, 2007<br>
8 EB max total archive size limit<br>
2 billions files limit in a single archive<br>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 24px;"><br>
</td>
<td
style="vertical-align: top; color: rgb(245, 245, 245); width: 430px;">
<h4><big>SPEED <img alt="arc format specs"
title="arc compression speed" src="zip-files/star4.png"
style="width: 80px; height: 16px;"></big></h4>
Arc format features good speed. Very efficient implementation makes it
significantly faster than
7Z
compression and extraction (and marginally faster than RAR), with
comparable compression ratio.<br>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 24px;"><br>
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<td
style="vertical-align: top; color: rgb(245, 245, 245); width: 430px;">
<h4><big>COMPRESSION
RATIO <img alt="arc format specifications"
title=".ARC compression performances" src="zip-files/star4p5.png"
style="width: 80px; height: 16px;"></big></h4>
Arc archives features very good compression ratio. Comparable to 7-Zip
with LZMA / LZMA2 compression,
consistently better than
RAR format, but inferior
to PAQ compressors family.</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 24px;"><br>
</td>
<td
style="vertical-align: top; color: rgb(245, 245, 245); width: 430px;">
<h4><big>ADVANCED
OPTIONS <img alt="arc format aes sperpent tworfish encryption"
title="ARC format options" src="zip-files/star4p5.png"
style="width: 80px; height: 16px;"></big></h4>
Arc format features a very good selection of advanced functions.
Built-in support for AES, Twofish and Serpent encryption,
and optional creation of recovery records - ARC is one of the few file
types alongside RAR providing error recovery feature.<br>
</td>
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<br>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Synopsis: Work with
FreeArc ARC archives using PeaZip free compression and extraction
utility. How to manage, create, encrypt, open, extract (unzip) ARC
files on Windows and Linux machines. Update and convert existing ARC
archives. Specs and features of ARC file extension-<br>
</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Topics: create ARC
files, open and extract ARC archives, FreeARC format specs</span><br>
<span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span
style="font-weight: bold;"></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">PeaZip > FAQ
> How to create, encrypt, open, extract ARC files<br>
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