Compression levels & effects
These are the effects of various compression options on archive types.
ZIP
When creating ZIP files, the levels of compression available in General Settings have the following effects:
Maximum - The slowest of the compression options, but the most useful for creating small archives.
Normal - The default value.
Low - Faster than the default, but less effective.
Minimum - Extremely fast compression, but not as efficient as other methods.
None - Creates a ZIP file but does not compress it. File size may be slightly larger if archive is encrypted or made self-extracting.
CAB
The levels of compression for CAB files differs by the algorithm used to create each archive. LZX is an advanced compression scheme, superior to ZIP compression.
Maximum - Uses the LZX-21 compression algorithm.
Normal - LZX-18 used to compress archive..
Low - CAB files created using LZX-15.
Minimum - Utilizes MSZIP compression scheme.
GZIP
GZIP is the standard compression type used for Unix and Unix-like operating systems. The guidelines for ZIP files listed previously hold for GZIP files created with CuteZIP.
Tar
Tar is short for Tarball, a common file archiving format used in Unix and Unix-like operating systems. Tar files are similar to CAB files, but are uncompressed.
TGZ
This format is the same as GZIP and Tar except that it explicitly tells the utility to Tar and GZIP the files (as opposed to doing it in two steps).
PAK
PAK is used to create uncompressed archives. Similar to Tar and CAB files.
PK3
Files of the type PK3 are designed specifically for Quake image maps. CuteZIP can create PK3 files for use in your Quake games.
ACE and ARJ
If the third party command line tools for creating these archives are present on your hard drive and specified in CuteZIP's external programs tab, you will be able to choose one of these formats for new archive creation. These formats are quite popular for volume archiving.