The annual FAST conference, put on by the USENIX Association is an event that dives into advanced storage system and device technologies. This year’s event had sessions on key-value storage, advanced ...

One of the more common types of files that we have to deal with are archived files. You’ve seen them before, and they come in zip, rar, 7z, tar, and other file types. The point of using archives is to ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. This year will be one focused on data cleanliness, with business leaders looking to adopt a ...

Doug Schofield asked about “long-term storage for my most important data: My family tree, irreplaceable photos, interviews, and audio recordings.” I have family photos that go back more than 100 years ...

Daisky wants to store files in a way that will make them available to future generations. People worry a lot about archiving digital files for long periods of time. The concern is legitimate. I wouldn ...

The Mac really doesn't have a lot of great utilities for creating file archives, but it does have one excellent option for unarchiving: the aptly named The Unarchiver. It integrates directly with the ...

MagicArchiver is a completely free solution to create or modify archives and extract your files. It is a handy application if you regularly deal with a large number of files and need to compress them ...

In Snow Leopard, some people have had problems with the Finder's archive process, where it will pause indefinitely and fail to complete the compression. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, ...