Re: Workspace multi-volume save

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From: Robert Davis
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 21:37

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In article <1993Jan27.193314.11224@samba.oit.unc.edu> David.Kelman@launchpad.unc.edu (David Kelman) writes:
>	I tested out NS 3.0's ability to save a file too large for one
>floppy.  I had tarred and compressed a directory, which ended up to be
>just about 8 Meg.  I then saved it to a floppy, and workspace properly
>asked for more disks, etc.  The problem is that it required four entire
>floppies to perform the save.  The original file would have filled a touch
>more than three floppies, but somehow the split file grew by about 2 Meg!
>Should I not have compressed it first, as Workspace claims to compress it
>before saving it?  What is taking up all this space?

	Workspace compresses the file (or tars and compresses if it is
more than one file, or a folder) before writing to the floppies, so,
No, you should not have compressed the file first.  Just drag the
uncompressed file, folder or group of files/folders to the floppy.


Rob
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