Features

Polar Zip for .NET is a complete compression solution for the .NET environment!

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;
2. UnZIP Actions
   • 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);
3. Multi-disk and multi-file archives
   • 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;
5. General zip information
   • 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;
6. Tools
   • 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;
7. General process information
   • 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;