How much free disk space is required to gzip a file?

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How much free disk space is required to gzip a file?

If I have a file that is 10G and from experience I know that it can be compressed to 4G using gzip, do I need more than 4G of free disk space to do this? Or does gzip make use of temporary files that are erased when it is done???

2007-02-23 09:46:02 · 2 answers · asked by Leigh_K 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design

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The version of gzip that I use will put any temporary files (if there even are some) on the drive that it is zipping TO, not from.

2007-02-23 09:53:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

I couldn't find an answer but in general you need 10g more temporarily, then that collapses to 4gb for the new file (if it works like other compression programs).

2007-02-23 09:56:38 · answer #2 · answered by Jim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋