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[123testing123]

Ok, I'm new to sharing on the direct connect hubs, I need to know what is the best way to compress my PS2 iso's so they are smaller in download size? I usually only create iso backups that are 4+ gig usually, and these are the type files I'm familair with, Iso's, MDF's, nrg's... depending on what program I used. Thanks for your replies in advanced.

[123testing123]

Come on I know peeps's use something to compress large files, Winzip, WinRAR, which is perferred?

[cpugeniusmv]

i use winrar quite a bit...

i'm happy with it.

[shawners]

theres another compresser thats really good that people use on the net to compress video games.. Cant think of the name but do a look up on kazaa and such and see their compression ratio.

[Omyn]

Winrar is really really good :]

[Malicious Intent]

My argument isn't as strong in this case, but I say don't bother with compression. The small amount of time saved on todays fast connections are outweighed by the disadvantages. After completing a download you then have to unrar it. That is two copies on your computer. Unable to delete the original as it needs to be shared, you then install the software/game. You then have the program on your computer three times. This makes seeding/ sharing a file very fustrating. This probably means less people sharing = less seeds = slower to complete a download. This destroys the orginal intention. I know this will only happen in a few cases where people don't want to burn and have limited harddrive space, but really - how much time is saved by RARing?

[cpugeniusmv]

My argument isn't as strong in this case, but I say don't bother with compression. The small amount of time saved on todays fast connections are outweighed by the disadvantages. After completing a download you then have to unrar it. That is two copies on your computer. Unable to delete the original as it needs to be shared, you then install the software/game. You then have the program on your computer three times. This makes seeding/ sharing a file very fustrating. This probably means less people sharing = less seeds = slower to complete a download. This destroys the orginal intention. I know this will only happen in a few cases where people don't want to burn and have limited harddrive space, but really - how much time is saved by RARing?
i share that opinion. if you're compressing something that's already compressed (movies, mp3s, etc..)

there's no point. i don't compress stuff unless it really makes a huge difference in file size.

[Wolfie]

I would go with winrar too.