Originally posted by IsacDaavid
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However, most data on a computer is not truly random. Text files and executable files are generally highly compressible. So is uncompressed video, but if you've already used a lossy compressor like mp3/h264/etc., then it's tough to do much more to it.
A proper compressing filesystem should be able to detect when the data is compressible and when it should be skipped, and allow you to automatically take advantage of the feature only when it's actually beneficial.
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