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| 680193 | 2008-06-19 04:35:00 | i have winrar but when i tried to compress stuff it doesnt compress very well like turns a 10mb thing to 9.6 or something i wanted to know how to do it? am i doing it right? i right click on what i want then click "add to archive" then pick best for compression rate |
nerd (109) | ||
| 680194 | 2008-06-19 04:37:00 | Not all files can be compressed further, So if its pictures,video, or audio then your out of luck. | Metla (12) | ||
| 680195 | 2008-06-19 05:00:00 | Yeah like Metla said, a lot of common formats like .jpeg .mp3 etc are already heavily compressed. Files like .doc and .xls compress up really well though! :thumbs: |
nofam (9009) | ||
| 680196 | 2008-06-19 05:02:00 | im trying to compress some warcraft 3 maps to send to a friend any idea if they compress? also i downloaded this.rar file once which was 6mb but when i uncompressed it it became 179mb i think how can you do that? |
nerd (109) | ||
| 680197 | 2008-06-19 05:11:00 | Try 7-zip (http://www.7-zip.org/) Its free and similar, and may have better compression than Winrar |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 680198 | 2008-06-19 05:33:00 | i ust tried7-Zip it didnt do any better either | nerd (109) | ||
| 680199 | 2008-06-19 05:34:00 | Winrar is good. Some files just can't be compressed that much. If you had a pile of Word documents and inf files to send somewhere, they would zip up nicely. |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 680200 | 2008-06-19 06:09:00 | When you say warcraft 3 maps ( please excuse lack of knowledge on this one, I dont play warcraft - no time) what format are they saved in ? | wainuitech (129) | ||
| 680201 | 2008-06-19 10:41:00 | You can almost guarantee the maps are already compressed in some way if they don't come down much more. 7-zip is worth a try though, it's a pretty awesome compressor, especially when compressing many similar files together (such as possibly your maps). | sal (67) | ||
| 680202 | 2008-06-20 01:40:00 | don't bother with winrar whatsoever...it only gives a 45 day trial, and then it's a shareware pay software...just use 7-zip or zipcentral | Minganator (13754) | ||
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