> guys, this is for any compression experts on-list. my main desktop is > nearly > full. i'm looking for the best means of compressing [mostly] audio > files. > mp3, ogg, and .flag. i cross backup among my servers and would like > to have > the most reasoned approach to compressing my ~/Music/ files. is > rar/unrar > better that bzip -9? is there any new/forthcoming archiver on the > horizon? > > actually, i am looking to buy/build a dual or quad system with two > 1.5TB > drives. but need help with that ... if anybody inn the seattle area > can come > over and help me. for now, i just want to be as sure as possible that > my > files are saved on at least two systems. > > thanks for any insights here. > > gary > > > > -- > Gary Kline kl...@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix > http://jottings.thought.org http://transfinite.thought.org > The 2.23a release of Jottings: http://jottings.thought.org/index.php >
The audio files you mention will not compress well. While .wav (uncompressed waveform) audio compresses pretty well, MP3 files are already highly compressed and will not compress much further. As far as the best compressor, I vote for bzip2/bunzip2. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
