Fast file compression utility?

[Boneoh]

I need to compress and backup my virtual machine images, they are around 20 Gb. Are there any fast compression utilities out there?

Thanks in advance 🙂

 

[KingYaba]

Right-click and select compress.

 

[Boneoh]

Right-click and select compress.

I was hoping to find something that runs faster...

 

[KingYaba]

I was hoping to find something that runs faster...

You're compressing twenty gigabytes... try 7zip if you're not satisfied.

 

[kahlil88]

Mac OS X also comes with some command-line compression software, such as gzip and bzip2 (if you're comfortable with Terminal). If it's speed you want, go with gzip. For instructions, open up Terminal and type man gzip (use the arrow keys to scroll and press "q" to quit). I recommend using the -v (for increased verbosity) and --best (for highest compression) parameters.

 

[Jethryn Freyman]

I've found the built in OS X archive utility is slow for large archives, to GUI can take quite a while to come up. Download StuffIt, you tell it to make .zip archives with either greater speed or greater compression.

 

[Ploki]

or get a faster cpu 😀

i hate stuff it... so much

 

[kahlil88]

or get a faster cpu 😀

i hate stuff it... so much

Grrr! Me too! I'm all about the FOSS, fsck shareware. Fast CPU is definitely a must if you plan to compress 20 GB files! I just hope the OP can compress it enough to actually make any reasonable difference.

 

[Boneoh]

Thanks, all! I will give these all a test drive soon. 🙂

 

[Rjjcvb]

Thanks, all! I will give these all a test drive soon. 🙂

Hi,

What is your conclusion about this situation?

Until now, the fastest compressor that I have found is: WInZIP mac edition.
At least it is the only one that uses the CPU in full trottle.

(compressing 20 GB)