Replace UnRAR and Par2?

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tbordo
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Replace UnRAR and Par2?

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Is it possible to replace UnRAR and Par2 with alternate software without having to manually post-process? If so, how would that be done?

I've been getting seriously long verifying and unpacking times lately and wanted to see if using alternate software for these functions would speed things up a little.
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Re: Replace UnRAR and Par2?

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There aren't any alternatives that support automation.
The old QuickPar is indeed faster than most other par2 programs.
But it can only be used in interactive mode.

unrar can be a problem on OSX systems when writing to an SMB share (slow).
There's no plug-in alternative for it.
In principle 7zip could replace unrar, but it's not plugin compatible
and is always a bit behind with formats.
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Re: Replace UnRAR and Par2?

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Thanks for the info!
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