How can I compress a file I'm trying to download, to a Yahoo group I run?

Question

How can I compress it? The length of the file seems to have no relevance to the size in MB. For instance, one of 20 seconds has fewer MB than one of five seconds. How can I compress it to download it onto the group website?

Answer 1

Have you tried file compression software like WinZip http://www.winzip.com/.  One of the groups I own has files wit the .zip extension in the File folder.

What kinds of files can I share?

http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/groups/...

Upload any type of file to the Files area. We support photo and image file formats (.JPEG, .GIF, .BMP, etc), Microsoft Office documents, sound files (MP3, Real Media, .WAV, .AIFF, etc.), HTML files, and more. If we recognize the file type you’re uploading, you’ll see a special icon denoting its type.

Note: You must observe the Yahoo! Groups Terms of Service when uploading files and photos. Do not post copyrighted information without the permission of the copyright owner. Do not upload photos into Groups that contain illegal images. Please exercise good judgment.

How much space is there per group for files?

http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/groups/...

Each group has 100MB server space allocated for Files. Upload any number of smaller files (up to the limit of 100MB) or a few larger files. Note, however, that each individual file you upload has a 5 megabyte limit per upload. If you attempt to upload a single file that is larger than the space remaining, or that is larger than 5 megabytes, you’ll get an error.

Note: If your group fills up the space and you want to add more files, you'll need to delete existing files. Or, you can use the Links area to point to other locations on the Web where your group stores files.

A Google search for

- "free file compression software"

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-  "free compression software"

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