.zip vs .tar.gz

[LuKreme]

On 28-Mar-2008, at 17:19, J. Todd Slack wrote:
> I have a bunch of old data that I want to compress up but still keep  
> on my system.
>
> So .zip vs .tar.gz?
>
> Which will produce a smaller archive?

If you are concerned about the SIZE, use bzip2 or 7zip.

But it also depends on the type of data.  Are you likely to actually  
get compression, or are your folders filled with jpegs or movies or  
such?

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