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When a redditor ran out of storage space, they decided to hit "Add to Archive" on their Windows folder. But does WinRAR actually let you compress your operating system? Will it completely wreck your PC?
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0:00 Intro
2:19 How does compression work?
5:02 It's pronounced 'gif'
6:45 Where did it go?
11:48 Credits
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The issue was that they were not a deleted user 13 years ago
I always believe deleted user from 7 years ago
I learned from Reddit that the best way to compress my files was to "Sign In To View This Content" - hope this helps someone!
THIS. This is what I want more of- TECH TIPS. This is a fun, informative video about technology. I would love to see more of these. Video idea- I would love to see an Nvidia App guide now that the Nvidia Control panel is going away. Most existing tutorials simply say "configure this option this way" but do not fully explain what the option means. I think LTT could do a good job of this.
Reddit is basically russian roulette, but theres landmines every third round, and literal nukes every 36
So thats why windows says "size on disk"
There are only 2 filetypes: ZIP and TXT
My rule of thumb I give for the non-tech savvy is that if an idea you read from some rando on the internet seems simple and makes you ask “why aren’t we all just doing [x]?” Then it’s probably something that either breaks something else,or is already being done behind the scenes, completely transparent to the user.
That sponsor was absolutely evil, pure PTSD.
Fitgirl is the queen of shrunken down file sizes. Cough
Surprised you didn't talk about the NTFS compression option
The funny thing is if that user could somehow run WinRAR without an OS, they probably would have found that it takes just as long to decompress as it did to compress.
in this economy it's nice to get educational videos like these which also don't involve any shiny new product, great work. This feels like a mini documentary, or a mega techquickie.
0:14 Hearing "In this economy?" when it actually is related to the economy feels off somehow haha
4:30 editor cut away just as Linus drops the hard drive (or hard-drive-shaped prop) in his left hand? Too funny!
01:05 - a friend of mine got gifted a lifetime WinRar license at his bachelors party. I think it was at that time he realized he had become an adult.
The "why not both" at 5:30 was great
You have to admire Linus parents. They were years ahead of the curve when it came to compression of their offspring.
1:45 made me think someone was calling me