I'm trying to email a couple song but it says they're too big. How can I compress them?
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compressing files
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I've always used Winzip, but unfortunately it got sold to a larger company and it's no longer free. But the file format is a recognized by every other archiving program around. So I'd suggest just searching on download.com for a free zip utility. They'll all have different features but will produce the .zip format file, which you can attach to your email.
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OK, thank you.
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There's also 7 zip. It's free under GNU and has better compression then Winzip.
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I use 7-Zip too. You can get it here: http://7-zip.org/
Thanks!! I think I'll check that out. I'm still running WinZip v.8.1 which is probably the last to qualify under the "updates free for life" license I had from, what was it, Nico-Mak Computing? or something like that.
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If the file is in MP3 format there's not much sense in compressing it. it won't do you any good. mp3 files are already compressed and you'll get less than 1% compression zipping them.
If your files aren't in MP3 format, that's what you need to do. get a converter. they'll be MUCH smaller.
If your files aren't in MP3 format, that's what you need to do. get a converter. they'll be MUCH smaller.
