Polar ZIP for .NET :: Features

Polar Zip for .NET will meet all your compression needs whether you require simple Zip / Unzip functions or advanced features

Check the list below and see for yourself!

1. ZIP actions
2. UnZIP actions
3. Multi-disk and multi-file archives
4. Memory compression
5. General zip information
6. Tools
7. General process information

1. Zip actions

• Create a new zip file;
• Delete files in a zip file;
• Compress entire directories and their contents or a list of directories;
• Compress only files newer than those already in the zip file (Refresh);
• Compress files and add them to a zip file (Update);
• Delete files after zipping them (Move);
• Have specified types of files directly copied into a zip file without compression;

• Decompress files from a zip file;
• Specify the directory where files will be decompressed to;
• Only decompress files that are newer than the ones already existing on disk (Refresh);

• Reads and writes zip files that span multiple disks;
• Creates multi-part zip files directly to a hard drive;
• Converts multi-file archives to one single zip file;
• Converts an existing zip file to a multi-file or a multi-disk archive;
• Events during disk spanning;
• Formats disks before writing on them;

4. Streaming and memory compression

• Compressing and decompressing data into and from any .NET stream;
• Compressing and decompressing memory buffers;

• Obtain a detailed list of files in a zip file;
• Use wildcards to specify the files to be processed;
• Specify the name and location of a zip file;
• Events provide data such as the file size before compression, the compressed file size and other information as it becomes available;
• You have full control over zip comments;

• Specify different encryption and decryption passwords for each file if needed;
• Tests the integrity, repairs corrupted zip files and reports any inconsistencies found;
• Make the zip file date the same as the newest item;

• Set the compression level;
• Work on temporary copies of zip files for maximum safety. You can specify the location of the temporary zip file;
• All operations can be aborted;
• Notifies your application whenever a file is being zipped, unzipped, updated, deleted, etc.;
• Provides the status of the progress by file and globally with the data shown as percentages, bytes and file counts;
• You can easily update your progress bars directly with this information;
• Limits file processing based on file dates: does not operate on files modified after/on the date you specify;