--- John Summerfield <debian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Most of the stuff you listed that it won't compress
> is already
> compressed. I'd throw in rpms, debs, compressed
> tarballs, Ooo documents.
>
> I'd not use the compression. I do use these devices,
> I have three, but I
> use them for transporting files, and if they're not
> alreay compressed,
> then creating a tarball directly to the drive works:
> mount /dev/sdb2 /media/usbdisk
> tar cjf /media/usbdisk/myhome.tar.bz2 ~
> umount /dev/sdb2
>
> Adjust to taste. use a GUI if you wish.
>
> For compatibility with windows, use zip instead.
>
>
> --
>
> Cheers
> John
Thanks for the reply John
Just curious if there's an app that can handle it.
I'll do like you say and delete the files if I need
the space.
Thanks
George
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