Question How to compress a 5gb folder to roughly 900mb?

[Skeen1337]

Hi, i have this folder that is ~5gb in size and i would like to know how to compress it to roughly 900mb. From the beginning it was 900mb but i have lost the original archive. I tried in WinRar and i only got it to about 3.5gb in size and nothing better than that. Any help is appreciated.
/Skeen

 

[USAFRet]

What is in this folder?

If text files, sure.
If movie or pics, probably not.

 

[USAFRet]

Also, why?

 

[Skeen1337]

What is in this folder?

If text files, sure.
If movie or pics, probably not.

It's a game, and it should be possible since the original .rar file that i got it from was 900mb compressed and 5gb uncompressed. And i need it to save up some space on my pc :/

 

[USAFRet]

It's a game, and it should be possible since the original .rar file that i got it from was 900mb compressed and 5gb uncompressed. And i need it to save up some space on my pc :/

You can't compress it and have it playable.

Also, applications, incl games, aren't compressed with typical tools.
Additionally, a LOT of that 5GB was not in that original 900mb, but instead downloaded during the install.
Where did you get this game?

 

[Skeen1337]

Everything was in that 900mb archive, and i would rather not tell you where i got it from :/

 

[USAFRet]

Everything was in that 900mb archive, and i would rather not tell you where i got it from :/

And Tom's Hardware does not assist with pirated software.

Closing this.