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Siriusmuzik

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Hi, I didn't know where to put this so I figured I'd just try here...

Basically, I have a file that is 600MB that I want to send through yahoo mail.

How can I compress it to an allowable size?

Thank you!
 
depends on what kind of file it is
if it's a mpeg you are out of luck
your best bet is to compress it in several files, WinRAR or WinACE can do that
 
Unless it's mostly empty or it's contents are highly repetitive, compressing 600MB to under 10MB (yahoo's limit) isn't going to work. Your best best is to upload it to a file hosting site that has file size limits that suit your needs. Then send the link to the hosted file to whomever you're sending it too.
 
leSLIe said:
depends on what kind of file it is
if it's a mpeg you are out of luck
your best bet is to compress it in several files, WinRAR or WinACE can do that
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Hi, it is just an .iso!

Thanks for the help

And I prefer it to be one file if that is at all possible.
 
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ryan_975 said:
Unless it's mostly empty or it's contents are highly repetitive, compressing 600MB to under 10MB (yahoo's limit) isn't going to work. Your best best is to upload it to a file hosting site that has file size limits that suit your needs. Then send the link to the hosted file to whomever you're sending it too.
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I would either like to send it thru email (seems impossible) or under the 200 MB limit of rapidshare!

Thanks for the help
 
ryan_975 said:
And here we go into "breaking the rules" territory :p
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Well, I'm sending it to my dad who purchased the software. I don't use windows XP anymore so I hope that's not breaking the rules.

If it is, lets just say I'm sending something similar LOL! :eek:
 
ummm.... make a copy and mail it?
or... use a program like WinRAR or 7zip to compress it into a multi-file archive.

edit: and you should probably edit out what it is you're wanting to send.
 
j-sta said:
ummm.... make a copy and mail it?
or... use a program like WinRAR or 7zip to compress it into a multi-file archive.

edit: and you should probably edit out what it is you're wanting to send.
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That would be great but I would like to get it to him asap. Also, prefer to keep it in one file!

Thanks

can winrar compress it to under 200MB?

edit - editted

haha
 
Just tried to compress it ... it only went down to 540 MB ...

any way to get it lower?
 
Siriusmuzik said:
Just tried to compress it ... it only went down to 540 MB ...

any way to get it lower?
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Think about it, XP setup CD is less than 600MB, yet after installing to a hard drive it takes up 1 - 3 GB. Most of the setup files are already heavily compressed. So you're not going to get much better.
 
ryan_975 said:
Think about it, XP setup CD is less than 600MB, yet after installing to a hard drive it takes up 1 - 3 GB. Most of the setup files are already heavily compressed. So you're not going to get much better.
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Ahhh. very true
 
snail mail it. post office always delivers. lol.

OR... send it to him directly, over AIM/YIM or something... this may or may not teach you why its better to break it up into smaller rar files. :p
 
megaupload.com

you don't even need to break it down with winrar or compress it!
 
yup, the files are already compressed.
no way to get it compressed any more.
 
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