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Author Compress a large folder in Windows.
sja

2004-10-12, 3:55 pm

Is there a tool available which can compress a folder? I tried with
WinZip but it doesn't do that job right. Total size of my folder is
over 800 Meg. I would like to compress as small as possible. Any help
would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
H@wk

2004-10-12, 3:55 pm

try 7zip.
www.7zip.org
"sja" <sja1111@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Is there a tool available which can compress a folder? I tried with
> WinZip but it doesn't do that job right. Total size of my folder is
> over 800 Meg. I would like to compress as small as possible. Any help
> would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks



ChrisInAZ

2004-10-17, 3:55 am

Windows supports compressed folders natively. All you have to do is
right click on the folder you want to compress and select
"Properties". You will see a check box on the properties dialog that
will allow you to compress the folder.

Good Luck.

Chris


sja1111@yahoo.com (sja) wrote in message news:<4e51ea3d.0410120901.54ba7697@posting.google.com>...
> Is there a tool available which can compress a folder? I tried with
> WinZip but it doesn't do that job right. Total size of my folder is
> over 800 Meg. I would like to compress as small as possible. Any help
> would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks

Daniel

2004-10-22, 3:55 pm

Try winrar. To compress many files (like a folder) you can choose
"create a solid file", that's the best compression for multiple files
I know. Also select "best compression".

chrisusa@gmail.com (ChrisInAZ) wrote in message news:<288f427d.0410162116.1cceeadf@posting.google.com>...[color=darkred]
> Windows supports compressed folders natively. All you have to do is
> right click on the folder you want to compress and select
> "Properties". You will see a check box on the properties dialog that
> will allow you to compress the folder.
>
> Good Luck.
>
> Chris
>
>
> sja1111@yahoo.com (sja) wrote in message news:<4e51ea3d.0410120901.54ba7697@posting.google.com>...
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