Does anyone know if it is possible to further compress an existing .zip file so it is smaller than what it is presently without damaging any of the files contents?
Regards,
Lee
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Does anyone know if it is possible to further compress an existing .zip file so it is smaller than what it is presently without damaging any of the files contents?
Regards,
Lee
I believe when the file is initially zipped, there are some compression options, that can make the files a little bigger or smaller, but for the most part, the compression algorithm that the zip standard uses is probably about the best out there and I don't think you can compress it much more.
If you're working with something like still images where a lossy compression format wouldn't be problematic, you could compress the images harder (i.e., lower quality) prior to zipping, but that's about the only way I can think of you could decrease the overall file size.