Is a singular ZIP File heavier than separated files? (lemmy.world)

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Example: I have a book which I wanna archive. Would sending a zip with the pages take less storage than sending the, let's say, 10 individual pages sparatedly?

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[-] grue@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

Taking less storage is almost the entire point of a zip file. It only takes more space than the original files in pathological cases (e.g. maybe if you're trying to compress already-compressed data, like a video file).

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