Best Compression Settings for Winrar & 7zip

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For 7zip

1) Add Mod folder(best) or contents to archive from context menu or manager

2)Select "Ultra" or "Maximum" in Compression level

2)Select "LZMA" or "LZMA2" in Compression method

 

http://i49.tinypic.com/34hgrpf.jpg

 

3)Check the difference in "Compression Ratio". Less means better.

 

http://i46.tinypic.com/2wmjjnn.png

 

or

 

http://i45.tinypic.com/e5r6lk.png

 

 

 

For Winrar

1) Add Mod folder(best) or contents to archive from context menu or manager

2)Select "Best" in Compression method and check the "Create Solid Archive"(you cannot update your archive but gives better compression) or read here

 

http://i45.tinypic.com/18204g.png

 

3)Goto "Advance" tab->"Compression"->Select "Text Compression" to Auto

 

http://i49.tinypic.com/2lji5hc.png

 

4)Diffrence in file/folder size:

 

http://i46.tinypic.com/a17c7.png

 

 

NOTE: Compression ratio depends on CPU, above file size may vary