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Article #3438Re: Compressed directories
From: Ron Dippold
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 18:17
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 18:17
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dmurdoch@mast.queensu.ca (Duncan Murdoch) writes: >After reading Undocumented DOS, it seems relatively straightforward to >install a TSR that looks like a network drive, but actually stores all data >in a single file (perhaps a compressed archive) on the original drive. >The point would be to save space: I've got a commercial program with >hundreds and hundreds of tiny files; since my cluster size is 4K, 70% of the >space these files use is wasted. >Before I go and try this myself, does anyone know of a free version already >in existence? I'm only going to end up saving a few megabytes, so I don't >want to spend money on this, but it would be an interesting programming >exercise if it hasn't already been done. Well, they're not free, but Stacker and Doubledisk already do this. For the price (about $80 US, I think), it might not be worth your time to do it yourself. -- I blame myself for not blaming you sooner.
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