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Tiny Core Base => TCB Talk => Topic started by: jls on November 18, 2011, 06:14:00 AM

Title: [SUGGETSION] mydata with different compression types
Post by: jls on November 18, 2011, 06:14:00 AM
In order to speed up the backup on older pcs could  be nice to give the possibility to choose the kind of compression of mydata
Title: Re: [SUGGETSION] mydata with different compression types
Post by: bmarkus on November 18, 2011, 06:18:33 AM
In order to speed up the backup on older pcs could  be nice to give the possibility to choose the kind of compression of mydata

What is your proposal on compression method?
Title: Re: [SUGGETSION] mydata with different compression types
Post by: jls on November 18, 2011, 07:10:51 AM
I'm suggesting the possibility for the user to choose between different types: tar, tar.bz, tar.gz ..
Title: Re: [SUGGETSION] mydata with different compression types
Post by: Guy on November 18, 2011, 07:50:41 AM
It would be interesting for someone to do tests for file size and time taken for compression, for different types of files (txt, jpg, etc), and different type of compression, to see where the benefits lie.
Title: Re: [SUGGETSION] mydata with different compression types
Post by: roberts on November 18, 2011, 10:33:50 AM
+1 for Guy's testing suggestion.

Also the caveat would be that backup/restore then becomes reliant on having the proper supporting extension.
Title: Re: [SUGGETSION] mydata with different compression types
Post by: gerald_clark on November 18, 2011, 10:40:32 AM
Also test decompression time.
My opinion is that shutdown time is less important than bootup time.
Title: Re: [SUGGETSION] mydata with different compression types
Post by: bmarkus on November 18, 2011, 11:10:47 AM
Also test decompression time.
My opinion is that shutdown time is less important than bootup time.

For me opposit. I'm always in hurry when system turned off.
Title: Re: [SUGGETSION] mydata with different compression types
Post by: floppy on November 18, 2011, 02:12:13 PM
Also test decompression time.
My opinion is that shutdown time is less important than bootup time.

For me opposit. I'm always in hurry when system turned off.
when Im using my pc at work, I press the power button: instant off (instead of 5minutes).
But I cannot accelerate the booting time: so, speed at boot is more important for me.
Title: Re: [SUGGETSION] mydata with different compression types
Post by: thane on November 19, 2011, 12:58:38 AM
I don't have a horse in this race -- I reboot maybe once a week. For me reliability (if it's any different between the various formats) would be more important than shutdown/boot time.