Freeware Software That Works

Discussion in 'Application Software' started by Suicide Solution, Dec 18, 2009.

  1. MarvelX7

    MarvelX7 MDL Member

    Jun 1, 2021
    233
    208
    10
  2. Tiger-1

    Tiger-1 MDL Guru

    Oct 18, 2014
    7,897
    10,733
    240
    Stop hovering to collapse... Click to collapse... Hover to expand... Click to expand...
  3. justin0926

    justin0926 MDL Junior Member

    Nov 11, 2013
    57
    12
    0
  4. chillgates

    chillgates MDL Senior Member

    Dec 15, 2010
    356
    201
    10
  5. chillgates

    chillgates MDL Senior Member

    Dec 15, 2010
    356
    201
    10
  6. Tiger-1

    Tiger-1 MDL Guru

    Oct 18, 2014
    7,897
    10,733
    240
    yes I agree with you, although I do not use this browser
     
    Stop hovering to collapse... Click to collapse... Hover to expand... Click to expand...
  7. Carlos Detweiller

    Carlos Detweiller Emperor of Ice-Cream

    Dec 21, 2012
    6,349
    7,068
    210
    All depends on the type of files you want to compress. JPG is already compressed, so, not the best file type to use for tests.
    For general compression of a mixed bag of file types, I found LZMA2 or LZMA to be the best. Former for machines with high memory, latter in low-memory situations (larger dictionary size possible as with LZMA2, in this case).
     
  8. bobkush

    bobkush MDL Novice

    May 22, 2017
    21
    44
    0
    #528 bobkush, Aug 17, 2021
    Last edited: Aug 18, 2021
    I recommend a FREE file syncronization program called SyncBackFree. I have been using this freeware version of SyncBack for over 6 months now and am amazed how useful, efficient and powerful it is.
    One-click and all my files are backed up and synchronized. I never have to worry about backing up my files again.

    The 2brightsparks website describes this freeware:
    "SyncBackFree has been around since 2003. This world class free backup and sync software has undergone major upgrades since it started life as "SyncBack" freeware and now sports a superb array of options and features, including: Backup. Synchronize: Copy files in both directions. Restore backup files easily.

    Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7 and Windows Vista. Both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows are supported."

    If you need additional features - a professional version is also available.
     
  9. Tiger-1

    Tiger-1 MDL Guru

    Oct 18, 2014
    7,897
    10,733
    240
    Stop hovering to collapse... Click to collapse... Hover to expand... Click to expand...
  10. Tiger-1

    Tiger-1 MDL Guru

    Oct 18, 2014
    7,897
    10,733
    240
    Stop hovering to collapse... Click to collapse... Hover to expand... Click to expand...
  11. Tiger-1

    Tiger-1 MDL Guru

    Oct 18, 2014
    7,897
    10,733
    240
    Stop hovering to collapse... Click to collapse... Hover to expand... Click to expand...
  12. Tiger-1

    Tiger-1 MDL Guru

    Oct 18, 2014
    7,897
    10,733
    240
    Stop hovering to collapse... Click to collapse... Hover to expand... Click to expand...
  13. Tiger-1

    Tiger-1 MDL Guru

    Oct 18, 2014
    7,897
    10,733
    240
    Stop hovering to collapse... Click to collapse... Hover to expand... Click to expand...
  14. ohenry

    ohenry MDL Senior Member

    Aug 10, 2009
    423
    252
    10
    An internet search a while back found this, and I have been using this to back up my Cygwin64 directory which is 4.42 gigabytes, resulting in a 7zip file of around 855 megabytes. It does take 15 or 16 minutes to run on my Intel I5-7600K with 32 gigabytes of memory:



    7z a -r -t7z -m0=lzma -mx=9 -mfb=64 -md=32m -ms=on archive.7z dir1
    Which are:

    -t7z 7z archive
    -m0=lzma lzma method
    -mx=9 level of compression = 9 (Ultra)
    -mfb=64 number of fast bytes for LZMA = 64
    -md=32m dictionary size = 32 megabytes
    -ms=on solid archive = on

    I just tried this again with LZMA2 instead of LZMA. The time dropped from 15:26 to 9:38, and the size went up from 855 megs to 876 megs. So a definite tradeoff, time versus compression.

    The following RAR command took 10:21, and created an archive of 894 megs:

    rar a -m5 -md512 -r -s cygwin64.2021.10.08.rar c:\cygwin64\*.*
     
  15. Carlos Detweiller

    Carlos Detweiller Emperor of Ice-Cream

    Dec 21, 2012
    6,349
    7,068
    210
    At least, keep the dictionary size consistent over tests. Larger dictionary sizes compress better. Thing is, LZMA2 uses much more resources, so, using LZMA with larger dictionary might compress better, with much more time investment.

    Untitled3.png

    There are many methods available, simply use what works best for you.
     
  16. Dark Dinosaur

    Dark Dinosaur X Æ A-12

    Feb 2, 2011
    3,757
    5,221
    120
    #537 Dark Dinosaur, Oct 9, 2021
    Last edited: Oct 9, 2021
    Stop hovering to collapse... Click to collapse... Hover to expand... Click to expand...
  17. Carlos Detweiller

    Carlos Detweiller Emperor of Ice-Cream

    Dec 21, 2012
    6,349
    7,068
    210
    Using the same methods and parameters, both are identical
     
  18. Tiger-1

    Tiger-1 MDL Guru

    Oct 18, 2014
    7,897
    10,733
    240
    hello friend what a pity ... and one more note before downloading this driver you should have looked first at the release notes and the supported cards ok
     
    Stop hovering to collapse... Click to collapse... Hover to expand... Click to expand...
  19. Muggaen

    Muggaen MDL Addicted

    Dec 30, 2011
    679
    296
    30
    I know but took the chance and try it out no big deal, thought there might was an updated driver for that card but no so I have to stay on the old AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.2.1 Beta and guess its also the latest given update for that card.