Editing Utility software (section)

==File management utilities==
*[[File archiver|Archivers]] output a stream or a single file when provided with a directory or a set of files. Archive ''suites'' may include compression and encryption capabilities. Some archive utilities have a separate un-archive utility for the reverse operation. One nearly universal type of archive file format is the [[Zip (file format)|zip file]]. 
*[[Filesystem-level encryption|Cryptographic]] utilities encrypt and decrypt streams and files.
*[[Data compression]] utilities output a shorter stream or a smaller file when provided with a stream or file.
*[[Data conversion]] utilities transform data from a source file to some other format, such as from a text file to a [[PDF]] document.
*[[Data recovery]] utilities are used to rescue good data from corrupted files.
*[[Data synchronization]] utilities establish consistency among data from a source to a target data storage and vice versa. There are several branches of this type of utility:
**[[File synchronization]] utilities maintain consistency between two sources. They may be used to create redundancy or backup copies but are also used to help users carry their digital music, photos and video in their [[mobile device]]s.
**[[Revision control]] utilities can recreate a coherent structure where multiple users simultaneously modify the same file.
*[[Disk cleaner]]s find files that are unnecessary to computer operation, or take up considerable amounts of space.
*[[File comparison]] utilities provide a standalone capability to detect differences between files.
*[[File manager]]s provide a convenient method of performing routine data management, email recovery and management tasks, such as deleting, renaming, cataloging, uncataloging, moving, copying, merging, setting write protection status, setting file access permissions, generating and modifying folders and data sets.