So I've compressed all my games with XPRESS16K and everything works very well (and compression is quick !) : no performance loss noticed (even on HDD). It's a good compression : Lineage II: 16.9 GB -> 9.75 GB UT2004: 17.4 GB -> 9.94 GB Skyrim: 37.7 GB -> 27.9 GB The Sims 3: 38.7 GB -> 34.3 GB (ratio is not enough good to be relevant...) I've noticed that there is no flag for folders, so if I create a new file into a folder that has been compressed, the new file is not compressed. I hope that it will be fixed. Try it for GTA V
Great results: Code: D:\Games\Steam\steamapps\common\The Witcher Enhanced Edition\Data>compact textures 00.bif /c /f /exe:xpress16k Compressing files in D:\Games\Steam\steamapps\common\The Witcher Enhanced Edition \Data\ textures00.bif 2039561299 : 1022930944 = 2,0 to 1 [OK] 1 files within 1 directories were compressed. 2*039*561*299 total bytes of data are stored in 1*022*930*944 bytes. The compression ratio is 2,0 to 1. How to compress entire folder with game ?.
Is compression worth the trouble on a clovertrail tablet with 64gb? From what I've gathered from this thread it may speed up reading the files from the slow flash drive, but I don't know if the atom can handle uncompressing files.
Code: pushd "D:\Games\Steam\steamapps\common\The Witcher Enhanced Edition" compact /c /s /exe:xpress16k
Not working: Code: D:\>pushd "D:\Games\Steam\steamapps\common\The Witcher Enhanced Edition" compact / c /s /exe:xpress16k The system cannot find the path specified. Code: D:\Games\Steam\steamapps\common>dir Volume in drive D is Dane Volume Serial Number is ****-***D Directory of D:\Games\Steam\steamapps\common 19.05.2015 02:03 <DIR> . 19.05.2015 02:03 <DIR> .. 23.04.2015 09:47 <DIR> BGT 26.04.2015 14:22 <DIR> Borderlands 05.03.2015 02:31 <DIR> Counter-Strike Global Offensive 16.05.2015 12:10 <DIR> The Witcher Enhanced Edition 0 File(s) 0 bytes 6 Dir(s) 39*254*855*680 bytes free
I tried the compression in a vm on c:\windows\winsxs, and I could no longer boot: Your PC/DEvice needs to be repaired The operating system couldn't be loaded because the kernel is missing or contains errors. File: \Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe Error code: 0xc0000098
This is my guess: most files in windir are hardlinks to winsxs. When you compress winsxs, you effectively compress System32\ntoskrnl.exe too which leads to this error.
Off topic... but I can't seem to find a working link for ... wimlib-1.8.1-windows-x86_64-bin.zip 58864bca6c20f255277a0998f2842c132da9cdee Has anyone managed to get this? If so which link?
On sourceforge you have the option to chose different servers on the download page so you can change to a different if it doesn't work, just remember that "Problems with the download? Please use this direct link, or try another mirror."
Ya, I know - I went all over the world...even set FDM to search for mirrors as well - it also bombed a few times trying them. My ISP is a bit flaky though. Thanx anyhow.
This command would work, each command is executed individually. You must use & between each command. pushd "D:\Games\Steam\steamapps\common\The Witcher Enhanced Edition"&compact /c /s /exe:xpress16k
Build 10125 has a new parameter for compact.exe Code: COMPACT /CompactOs[:option] Set or query the system's compression state. Supported options are: query - Query the system's Compact state. always - Compress all OS binaries and set the system state to Compact which remains unless administrator changes it. never - Uncompress all OS binaries and set the system state to non Compact which remains unless administrator changes it.