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Discussion in 'Software Apps' started by jjonz, Sep 15, 2009.

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  1. jjonz Newcomer, in training

    Maybe I misunderstand WINRAR. I have tried to compress a large file for sending. But after the compression the file is the same size. I did not split it into smaller files. Is that necessary?

    I selected a file/Add/Selected an archive name/Selected RAR/ and chose NORMAL compression.

    When the file was compressed it was the same size as the original.

    Thanks for any ideas.

    jj
    jjonz, Sep 15, 2009
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  2. hellokitty[hk] I'm a TechSpot Evangelist

    Some files can't be compressed further...
    hellokitty[hk], Sep 15, 2009
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  3. Tedster Techspot old timer.....

    try 7Z.... works with a large variety of formats.
    Tedster, Sep 16, 2009
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  4. jjonz Newcomer, in training

    Thanks for the info. I will experiment with it. and post

    jj
    jjonz, Sep 16, 2009
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  5. LNCPapa TS Special Forces

    If it's a highly compressed audio or video file you'll likely not get any compression out of it because these are already compressed. In fact, you might even end up with a bigger file.
    LNCPapa, Sep 16, 2009
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  6. jjonz Newcomer, in training

    I guess that it was an already highly compressed file, because I have been unable to compress it any further. Like LNCPapa said, sometimes I actually came out with larger files.

    I did try 7Z but still no compression.

    Thanks for everyones help. I understand these compression programs better now.

    jj
    jjonz, Sep 16, 2009
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  7. Tedster Techspot old timer.....

    The file may not be capable of further compression.
    Tedster, Sep 20, 2009
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