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Anonymous - Sun Dec 03, 2006 1:25 pm
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Well apart from 7zip being the best file compressor is there anything that can compress even SMALLER? I dont care how long it takes to compress/extract I just want to know what program can compress the smallest amount possible.

I dont mind buying the software was long as it really works.

Thnx for your suggestions in advance (btw tried winrar and zip)

Doc Flabby - Sun Dec 03, 2006 1:50 pm
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7zip is the best i've seen. if you choose ultra compression it takes a long time though

Mine GO BOOM - Sun Dec 03, 2006 3:06 pm
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lzip is the fastest compressor and is able to get the file down to almost any size you want. You can even lzip an lzip'ed file to create even smaller files.

But I'd still recommend 7zip for the smallest thing. If you are trying to compress specific file types, there can be better options, but general case, 7zip is very high on the list. Want more details? Maximum Compression.com.

D1st0rt - Sun Dec 03, 2006 5:34 pm
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That's misleading, the lzip decompression algorithm has not advanced to the point where it can correctly restore the archive to its original (pre-compressed) state.

Cyan~Fire - Mon Dec 04, 2006 12:42 pm
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But it can compress them very well, and that's all he asked for.

Bak - Mon Dec 04, 2006 1:56 pm
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But it can compress them very well, and that's all he asked for.

ahaha, just like talking to a computer.

I can't find lzip on sourceforge or wikipedia. where's the site?

Dr Brain - Mon Dec 04, 2006 3:29 pm
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Bak wrote:

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But it can compress them very well, and that's all he asked for.

ahaha, just like talking to a computer.

I can't find lzip on sourceforge or wikipedia. where's the site?

Don't strain yourself:

Mine GO BOOM wrote:

Want more details? Maximum Compression.com.

Bak - Mon Dec 04, 2006 3:59 pm
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Maybe my firefox search is bugged, but there's no reference to lzip on that page, and the title of "Lossless data compression software benchmarks / comparisons" makes me think that it's not an accident.

L.C. - Mon Dec 04, 2006 6:17 pm
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KGB Archiver ftw.

Want Microsoft Office on a floppy? Click here.

Anonymous - Mon Dec 04, 2006 8:13 pm
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KGB is nothing more then PAQ6v2 with a GUI. Have a look at PAQ8 is you want really good compression!.

Bak - Tue Dec 05, 2006 1:17 am
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Want Microsoft Office on a floppy? Click here.

That story's a hoax, read the comments.

L.C. - Tue Dec 05, 2006 12:11 pm
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Bak wrote:

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Want Microsoft Office on a floppy? Click here.

That story's a hoax, read the comments.

Oops. Didn't read the very bottom. ;o KGB is still pretty good, although I personally prefer sticking with WinRAR.

K' - Tue Dec 05, 2006 12:28 pm
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I once had a Red Alert 2 Installer file that clocked at around 4 MB and after about a hour or two of decompressing puked out the entire 200MB (I think it was? been long time ago) of the ripped game.
I wish I still had it, so I could see which cracking group managed to condense it like that.

And no, it didn't connect anywhere to d/l files from.
It was really an extraction process.
It listed it on a DOS window as it went by like any old extractors and I was offline at the time.