Where the rest of 100MB file is being kept when it is compressed into 80MB zip file?
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Think of each file like a shirt. When you compress a file, it’s like folding a shirt, you can fit more shirts more efficiently in your drawer if they’re folded. The shirt is technically the same size whether it’s folded or not, but it is definitely more compact when folded. Now, same as compressed files, you can’t wear a folded shirt. It must be unfolded to be used. You can’t use a compressed file until you unzip it. Either way, the shirt/file remains the same overall size.
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