Compression of 8 GB CSV file fails in Windows 10 Enterprise

Question

I am trying to compress an 8-GB large (CSV) numerical data in text format (a comma-delimited file) using WIndows standard compression. However it fails. Smaller files (e.g., 4 GB) are fine.

Is there a size limit? What solutions are tehre?

Answer 1

Hi. Thank you for your question and reaching out. I’d be more than happy to help you with your query

Yes, there is a size limit for compressing files with Windows standard compression. The limit is 4GB for a single file. To compress 8GB of data, you will need to split the file into multiple smaller files, each smaller than 4GB, and then compress them separately. Alternatively, you can use a third-party compression tool that supports larger files, such as 7-Zip. It is also recommended to use a lossless compression format such as Zip or Gzip, as this will provide better compression ratios than the Windows standard compression format.

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Answer 2

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