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How to Compress my files - to send

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star555

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Feb 17, 2008
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Cambodia - Thailand
I am burdened with having to use a Dial up internet connection, so trying to send any files, attachments etc to friends is some times impossible, or takes a very long time. Is there an application that could some how compress the files etc , that I want to send and make the process possible and a bit quicker ..?

Thanks
 
put the files you want to send in a folder, then right-click on the folder (or on a single file, if you want to send just one), and choose "make archive" - could be slightly different, my OS's language is not english. however, this will create a .zip file which should be smaller than the original thing.

if you're sending photos, depending on the intended use, change the resolution to 72dpi, resize them, and save as jpeg. they won't probably look fine when printed, but should be ok for viewing on a computer monitor.
 
In case you don't have a two-button mouse (or aren't inclined to control click), there's the "Create Archive" command under the file menu in the Finder. Same thing.

mt
 
You would need a program like Stuffit to have some advanced functionality like password protected archives etc.
 
Once you have zipped the files, it could be quicker for you to use something like You Send It.com, especially the Express version of it. Depending on your dial-up connection it could be quicker than sending it through email.
 
Thanks Guy's for the advice, I am going to give it a try, in the meantime
ive come across something called ... StuffIt Deluxe

would this help with my problem ..?


Thanks
 
It would help, but it will cost money. Compressing (=archiving) with Mac OS X's built-in feature will also help, but comes for free (with Leopard, that is...).
 
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