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Ultra file compressor

When you need to upload files to the Internet and you do not have a high-speed Internet connection, it can be a practically impossible task. Although there are, today, fiber optic connections of more than 100 MB symmetrical (that is, both download and upload), the truth is that there are many places where these speeds have not reached.

To upload a file to the network it is necessary to look at the upload speed of the internet connection. If this is low, little can be done with it. However, with files there is something that can be done. If it is very large, always can the file be compressed.

With traditional methods, you can reduce the size of a file to a large degree. You can go from an incredibly large weight to a much more reasonable one to upload to the internet. However, this may still be too much for your existing internet connection, so something more needs to be done.

Fortunately there are methods to ultra compress files. What does this mean? What can be transferred from files?from 100 GB to 50 KB! It may sound unrealistic, and in many cases it may not happen, but with the correct configuration and a poorly compressed file at first these compressions can be performed.

In order to carry out this, it is necessary to have the appropriate software, as well as knowing how to configure it. But don't worry, here we will provide you with everything you need so that you can ultra-compress your files to be able to publish them on the Internet in a simple way, even without an incredible Internet connection.

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How to ultra compress files

Before talking about the tool that we are going to present to you to compress all types of files on your PC, you have to know that There is no software that can ultra-compress files that have already been highly compressed.. This means that files with already compressed formats (such as, for example, MP4 format videos or JPEG photographs).

This tool is perfect for performing incredible compressions on files that have not undergone any compression before. For example, files like .AVI are not compressed when generated, so running them through this tool can cause their size to become a trifle compared to the original.

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You also have to keep in mind that you cannot compress compression formats, such as .zip, .rar or .7z files, among other formats.

In the case of multimedia files, it must also be taken into account that, depending on the tool to be used, if the resulting document is another video/image format, its quality may be affected. And there are compression tools that use reducing the quality of the image to cut the size of the files, in addition to compressing the same pixels of the multimedia content to be able to perform these ultra-compressions.

What is needed to ultra compress files

If you also want a 100 GB file size to become a few KB or MB, you will need to use FreeArc, a completely free tool that makes use of the benefits of 7-zip and RAR to compress files more than anyone else.

After downloading the software you will have to install it on your computer to be able to use it. After installation you will not need to open it, as a compression option will be added when you right-click on any file.

Simply right click on the file you want to compress. There you will see an option called FreeArc. Within the submenu of said feature, select the option “add to archive” to access the compression options.

After selecting the option "Add to archive" A window will open with the FreeArc compression software. There you can see different options and tabs. Among them, the one that should interest you is the tab "Compression". In this tab you will find all the parameters that can be modified to increase the compression of the file, resulting in a smaller size after compression.

After clicking on said tab, the only value that needs to be modified is the compression level. On the left of the window, in the box “Compression level”, select the option "Maximum" which will offer maximum file compaction. Now you will simply have to click on the button "OK" for the compression process to begin.

This process can take a long time. It will all depend on how heavy the original file was, as well as the compression level that was selected. Although you can choose the option "Maximum" Among those offered by the tool, the others are equally valid. Although they will not offer a size as small as this, they will still be able to reduce their size to make sharing the file easier.

The characteristics of the computer from which the task is carried out also come into play. The better your specifications, the less time it will take to carry out the entire process. Although with files with a size close to 100 GB (which can be easily achieved with uncompressed FullHD videos), the time can be close to an hour.

Compress PDF

In order to compress any PDF it is necessary to access virtual compression platforms, we recommend ilovepdf.com.

Once we access the website we will have to:

Click on the “Compress to PDF” button.
Once we enter this section we have to click on the button that says »Select PDF files».
All the files on your computer will open, select the PDF you want to compress.
An automatic download will open with the understanding made.

Similar tools

Although FreeArc offers the best results with this type of document, there are many other interesting alternatives that can help reduce file size greatly. In addition to the classic WinRAR, WinZip or 7-Zip, which can perform this task without breaking a sweat (it is necessary to access the compression parameters to be able to edit them and select that you want the greatest compression of the file), HandBrake It is one of the most interesting alternatives.

HandBrake carries out a very similar process that manages to ultra-compress files on a computer without any problem, and the steps to follow are practically identical. Although its functions are limited only to video files

Remember, regardless of the compressor you are using, you will always need to access the file's compression parameters. Default, These softwares are configured to offer medium compression, so that the size of the files can be reduced but without having to wait too long for the compaction of the file or set of files to take place.