Batu69 Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 WinRAR 5.50 was released on August 14, 2017. The new version comes with important changes that users of the application need to be aware of. Probably the two biggest changes of WinRAR 5.50 are that the program uses the RAR 5.0 archive format by default when it comes to the creation of archives, and the new master password option to protect saved password records by using encryption. The RAR 5 archive format was introduced in WinRAR 5.0 which the company released back in 2013 to the public. It was not set as the default back in 2013, and users of the program had to change the program's configuration to make it the default. WinRAR 5.50 This changes with the release of WinRAR 5.50. RAR 5 is the default format of WinRAR 5.50 and newer versions of the program. Most third-party programs that can extract archives support the RAR 5.0 format, and this is likely the reason why it has been made the default in WinRAR 5.50. WinRAR users who prefer the RAR4 format, for instance for compatibility reasons, can make it the default format again in the following way: Open WinRAR on the system. Select Options > Settings from the menu. Switch to the Compression tab. Select Create default... Select RAR4 under General to make it the default. You may make ZIP the default as well. WinRAR 5.50 Master Password The second new feature of WinRAR 5.50 is the option to set a master password. Select Options > Settings in WinRAR. Switch to the Compression tab. Select Create default.. Select Set password. Open Organize passwords. Select Set master password when the organize passwords window opens. You are asked to enter and confirm a password. This password protects saved password records from unauthorized access. Passwords stored in the password organizer of WinRAR 5.50 are not readable in older versions because of a new data format that is used. A prompt to set the master password is displayed when you are storing a password in a compression profile. WinRAR 5.50 other changes Here is a short list of other changes that WinRAR 5.50 comes with: Support for the .lz archive format. LZ and ZIPX extensions added to integration list under Settings > Integration. WinRAR uses AES-256 encryption to encrypt ZIP archives. This may cause incompatibility with older unzip software, and if you want to avoid this, you may enable ZIP legacy compression in the password dialog to avoid this. WinRAR supports PAX headers and uses them when extracting TAR archives. High Precision Modification Time option is replaced by High Precision Time Format. Settings > General has a new "full paths in title bar" option. Settings > Compression has a new "file types to open as archives first" option to define what a double-click / Enter-key initiates on non-archive extensions and archive content. File menu has a new "copy full names to clipboard" option. WinRAR context menu has been optimized. WinRAR prompts to re-enter a password if the first entered password to extract an archive is invalid (it exited before). Plenty of bug fixes. You find the full list of changes in WinRAR 5.50 on the official website. There you find downloads for all supported operating systems. Landing Page: http://rarlab.com/ Article source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoRMaT Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 WinRAR-5.50-[x86x64]-Portable: (2Mb) Site: http://www.mirrorcreator.com Sharecode[?]: /files/SRUE2DDB/WinRAR-5.50-[x86x64]-Portable.exe_links Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iznogoud Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 After update (install over previous version) it is still default RAR4. Should I switch to RAR (RAR5) if there is no compatibility problems with other apps in case of file sharing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vitorio Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 24 minutes ago, stajke said: Should I switch to RAR (RAR5) if there is no compatibility problems with other apps in case of file sharing? Please, I also wish to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivenson Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 1 hour ago, stajke said: After update (install over previous version) it is still default RAR4. Default .RAR (rar5) applied on new installations Over upgrade it respects previous user settings.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recruit Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 1 hour ago, stajke said: Should I switch to RAR (RAR5) if there is no compatibility problems with other apps in case of file sharing? 1 hour ago, vitorio said: Please, I also wish to know. According with the quote from below , I understand that RAR from the pic = RAR 5 actually . 3 hours ago, Batu69 said: RAR 5 is the default format of WinRAR 5.50 and newer versions of the program Greetings, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vitorio Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 2 hours ago, Recruit said: According with the quote from below , I understand that RAR from the pic = RAR 5 actually . Does this mean that there is not going to be compatibility problems with other applications in case of file sharing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIKTOR PAVEL Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 i am not understand utility of this topic!!! this exactly is changelog of winrar already posted!!! is not enough this topic where discussion about winrar is legitimate? why spread information in many forums? i am agree with software news but why repeat what is already posted? tell us some thing we not know - not repeat what we all know! ghacks create this post for general information for users who read it here in nsane we know things before ghacks know so... stop copy/paste any thing and focus on some thing members not know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIKTOR PAVEL Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 1 hour ago, vitorio said: Does this mean that there is not going to be compatibility problems with other applications in case of file sharing? i respond your question in legitimate topic here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcs18 Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 14 hours ago, stajke said: Should I switch to RAR (RAR5) if there is no compatibility problems with other apps in case of file sharing? 13 hours ago, vitorio said: Please, I also wish to know. We should switch to RAR5 even if others report incompatibility with our archived files — unless we do that, others would continue to stick to their older version of archiving tools. The advantages of RAR5 over RAR4 are too compelling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vitorio Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 4 minutes ago, dcs18 said: We should switch to RAR5 even if others report incompatibility with our archived files — unless we do that, others would continue to stick to their older version of archiving tools. The advantages of RAR5 over RAR4 are too compelling. You are right. I am going to switch. Thanks for the advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted August 18, 2017 Administrator Share Posted August 18, 2017 On 15/8/2017 at 4:38 AM, VIKTOR PAVEL said: i am not understand utility of this topic!!! this exactly is changelog of winrar already posted!!! is not enough this topic where discussion about winrar is legitimate? why spread information in many forums? i am agree with software news but why repeat what is already posted? tell us some thing we not know - not repeat what we all know! ghacks create this post for general information for users who read it here in nsane we know things before ghacks know so... stop copy/paste any thing and focus on some thing members not know It's easier to read an explanation and highlights of important points. This important point is likely to go unnoticed I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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