Compression

Overview

Compression is the reduction in data size. This is commonly used to save space or transmission time. Compression is particularly useful in communications because it enables devices to transmit or store the same amount of data in fewer bits.

Automate Desktop includeds a Compression action that automatically compresses and/or decompresses data in a specific directory. This action supports all major compression types, including ZIP, JAR, GZIP, TAR, and 7ZIP (among others). It also has the ability to password protect encrypted data and change the level that files are compressed. As with other compression applications, the Compression action uses a formula or algorithm to determine how to compress or decompress data.

Available activities

The following table describes the available activities for this action. Click the appropriate link for more details regarding a specific activity.

Activity	Description
Compression - Compress	Compresses the specified files into the specified location.
Compression - Decompress	Decompresses a compressed file.
Compression - Verify	Verifies if one or more compressed files are valid and not corrupted, ensuring decompression can occur without issues.