Ensure that your Archive format is set to Zip and then hit the OK button. Add to Archive window is going to pop up. This will identify the file that you need compress. If it still doesn’t work, then your computer may not have support for this feature. Click on what file you wish to compress and click Add.

Make sure you set priority to Realtime before highly compressing any file. PS: It may not work well for the first time. Then in Prediction Order, type in value 63.ġ0. Now the important part-Change Text compression to Force & Audio Compression/True Color Compression also to Force.ĩ. In the Advanced Tab, click on Compression.Ĩ.

In the General tab, select compression method as Best. Click on Create default Compression Profile.Ħ. Right Click on WinRAR again & from Set priority, select RealtimeĤ: Open WinRAR & go to Options. Now right click on WinRAR & select Go to details.ģ. Open Task manager by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del & selecting from options. Nothing should be running other than WinRAR.Ģ. Close all other programs that you’re using. Now, go to the Dictionary size group and select 128 MB. configuration files, setup files, log files, etc) using the WinRAR program, and send them via email I have rarely used the WinRAR program, and the few occasions I have, it was to unzip a file. you can see Compression method and click drop-down and select the Best. My question is this: Can someone explain in a step-by-step manner how to zip-up a file (e.g. Now, Go to > General Tab, First of all select the RAR in the group of Archive format. To highly compress a file, you need to do some pre-requisites:ġ. In order to compress this file, you have to select the folder and right click on it and click Add to Archive. It’s actually a trial-and-error method, so keep trying if the compressed size isn’t satisfactory. Note that only certain types of files can be highly compressed-like Executable file clusters(.exe),images,etc. Ever downloaded a ZIP archive which claims to be highly compressed & then shocked to see a 1-5GB file after unzipping? I have, in fact I was tinkering with ZIP archiving softwares to try & create one myself.

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