Let's say I have a 2.6GB TAR file compressed into a 2.1GB BZ2 file. So basically a bunch of files compressed to TAR and then the TAR is compressed to BZ2.
If I want to see the files in the TAR file, does it have to first extrtact the 2.6BG TAR file into a temp file, before I can see the files?
WinZip and WinRAR do this and if you don't have enough free disk space, you end up being screwed
I hope you see what I am saying
Davie
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Re: Archive size limitations
It has to extract the bzip, but not to temp directory, nor to memory. It just decompress the file on the fly and parses the contents.VBDavie wrote:If I want to see the files in the TAR file, does it have to first extrtact the 2.6BG TAR file into a temp file, before I can see the files?
Don't worry, you should not be screwed with Salamander, we do it the right way . Be warned though, it will take a long time for a file of such size, as the decompression can't be avoided, due to the character of the archive.VBDavie wrote:WinZip and WinRAR do this and if you don't have enough free disk space, you end up being screwed
I must admit I haven't tested archives of this size, so if you hit any problems, let me know...