Compress 3-4 GB File Down To 30MB Or Less In A .rar Archive

[robert_hehn]

Now I know for a fact this can be done, I have even seen it done before. I spent like 2 hours a couple of days ago searching for a way to do it with no luck. I do know that compressing a file that small will take a very long time, any help with this would be greatly appreciated.

 

 

EDIT: Anyone who gives me an answer that works, I will give you either $20.00-PayPal or 1600 MS points-redeem code.

Edited September 3, 2009 by robert_hehn

[matty0]

kgb archiver

[robert_hehn]

KGB doesn't support .rar. I also tried KGB and it only can make a file an average of 1/3 the size on the highest compression.

[lostmodz26]

Are you sure its possible?

 

I remember two years ago when I was uploading a Halo 2 Mod and I tried compressing a .rar into another .rar and it didn't work.

[robert_hehn]

Yes it is possible, somewhere in the VIP section, there is a full Windows ISO compressed down to only like 20 MB. I've seen more files like that, this was only an example.

[SotG Caboose]

Maybe it has an option to use a different compression method.

[robert_hehn]

Nope, it can only compress to kgb or zip. Still it can only compress to 1/3 the original file size.

[Dataanti]

i can but its not only .rar

 

first you .rar it then you .pak it then you change the file type to .txt or something and then u .rar it and repeat to how small you want it

[Rogue Modder]

I thought you can rename it from .zip to .rar. I don't know for sure though.

[robert_hehn]

If you compress the files into a zip with kgb, the files do not shrink that much. Nothing close to 20 mb or less.

 

edit: Also, compressing a already compressed file doing the same compression over again will not make the archive any smaller.

Edited September 4, 2009 by robert_hehn

[sama2]

I don't know of any compression algorithms that could do that.

 

Why don't you just use KGB?

[mangriff32]

i can but its not only .rar

 

first you .rar it then you .pak it then you change the file type to .txt or something and then u .rar it and repeat to how small you want it

 

Too clarify what he is suggesting, Compress it to a .rar using KGB, than compress it to any other format, basically anything that uses a different compression method, and then repeat. I got a GB to 10 Mb =D. But if you do this, it corrupts mad easily. I made like ten copys before one extracted properly.

[gruntmods]

I don't know of any compression algorithms that could do that.

 

Why don't you just use KGB?

honestly, are you even capable of reading?

Edited September 16, 2009 by gruntmods

[Quinn]

Its possible, I've seen GTA SA packed into 2 megs (just for S&Gs I dled and extracted, it took most of the day though...)

[michael iz pro]

Dantii

ummm your on the right track i am the one that posted that iso in VIP i know how to do it its a half hour task id your lucky i also done windows vista 3GB 80MB

Edited September 17, 2009 by kidhitman