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better compression software

conor.hogan.2 · 2010-06-07 19:54:58

Hi. Does anyone know any free software to compress down further files on a mac? I have 62 gb itunes folder that i need compressed to 33gb or less. Any help appreciated.

07-06-2010 7:54pm

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conor.hogan.2

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Hi.

Does anyone know any free software to compress down further files on a mac?

I have 62 gb itunes folder that i need compressed to 33gb or less.

Any help appreciated.

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#2 08-06-2010 9:36am

whiterebel

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I've never seen anything that will compress to those levels. 10-15% is about the best I see.

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#3 08-06-2010 10:01am

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Chances are the contents of your iTunes folder are already heavily compressed, most audio and video files tend to be. This gives very little room for improvement if you try to compress them further.

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#4 08-06-2010 6:04pm

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Alri looks like i have to borrow an external drive or sum1s laptop.

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