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How can I achieve the best, standard ZIP compression?

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Mar 15, 202683139 views
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I don't care how long it takes to compress, all I want to achieve is two things: The absolute best possible compression ratio Compatibility with standard readers, such as Windows and WinZip So suggestions such as 7-zip won't be of much use, unless 7-zip is also slightly better at the standard ZIP c…

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If you want compatibility with the Zip Folders capability built into Windows XP, you're stuck with Deflate compression. I don't think you can even use Deflate64, much less the advanced compression methods (like LZMA, PPMD, WavPack, Bzip2, etc.) avai…

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