File compression

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Hello. I'm looking to compress an 800mb file as small as possible - I need to upload to a remote server but have a pitiful 28kbs upload speed so uploading 800megs will take hours :eek: . I've been able to get it down to 720mb but it is still not small enough. Does anyone know of any good freeware high-compression applications?

Thanks :D
 
dmpoole said:
7-ZIP is supposed to be the daddy but I don't know if its free.

AJUK said:
7-Zip has very high compression on its native format it is even better at zips than Winzip.

http://www.7-zip.org/

Not only is it free but full of open source goodness.

Thank you! That is great :D

squiffy said:
What type of file is it? I would split up the file into several smaller files.

Multiple folders, each with multiple files inside... Compressing each of these individually or in smaller groups seems a good idea thanks.
 
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