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My files get larger everytime I copy them!? Why?
I got a zip file I copyed from one location to another. The file didnt work so I copyed it again. And then I noticed that the filesize was geting larger. How can this be?
Are you compressing the file every time you copy it? If you compress an already compressed file, it will often (usually) grow bigger instead of smaller. Or so I've heard....
Originally posted by Kanon lol Sorry guys! False alarm!
I was trying to copy a file from my FTP folder and the user was not done uploading!!! LOL My screw up of the YEAR!
If that's the worst you do, count yourself lucky! I do worse than that almost every time I sit myself down at my computer. Using Linux is a humbling experience for ME.
Yes, it is true. a compressed compressed compressed file will definately grow bigger. Once it can only get so small, the file must also retain the info on how the compression algorithm is stored.
simply gzip a gzip file and then gzip the gzipped gzipped file again.
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