Workspace multi-volume save

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From: David Kelman
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 19:33

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	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?

David Kelman

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