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directory to the icon bar. Then drag the archived icon
from a standard save box to a filer window, and off it
goes. Compaction is very fast indeed and has always been
100% reliable while I've used it. You can compact on
anything form 12 to 16 bits, and high rates of compression
can easily be achieved. Clicking select on the icon bar
icon brings up a special window which displays information
as files are being compacted. The main display consists of
two meters which show the percentage of the original
directory comapcted, and the percentage it has been
compacted down to. This may sound confusing but after
using it once or twice, it is extremely helpful.
To sum up: Packdir is a very good piece of software
that out performs ArcFS in all respects apart from one :
the use of comapcted files. To run a compacted program,
you must first decompact it to a standard filing system.
This is a major drawback, but if you intend to use the
program for comapacted hard disk back ups, then this is
definately the program for you.
Packdir is PD and is therefore worth getting hold of
anyway.
Spark
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