Can I use ALZip to extract files from other archiving utilities and vice versa?
Of course! You can extract any of 27 different archive formats with ALZip. It doesn’t matter which utility originally created the file. As for other utilities extracting archives made with ALZip, that depends… As long as the archiving utility supports the file format of the archive that you made with ALZip, then yes. For example, you can’t extract an ALZip ALZ file with gzip (a UNIX archiving utility), but you can extract ALZip TGZ archives with gzip. Likewise for WinZip, you can’t extract BH (blakhole) files with WinZip. • Does ALZip support the RAR format? Yes, but you can only extract RAR files due to copyright issues. Eugene Roshal of RarSoft, the company that makes WinRAR, doesn’t allow other utilities to create RAR archive files. • Why do I have to type my password when first making an archive? Password protecting files protects you against casual users who don’t have the password and try to spy on the contents of your files. As a security measure, passwords are only set by the
