PortableApps.com, the largest and best portal for downloading applications for USB drives , including freeware and open source software , has recently launched a useful tool for saving disk space by compressing programs . It's called AppCompactor , and it's ideal for USB drives and removable disks in general.
PortableApps.com AppCompactor can easily compress an application to reduce its disk size and improve performance when run from slow USB drives, for example. It's only available in English, but that shouldn't be a problem, as it works like a wizard and the whole process is completed in just a couple of clicks.
Compression (which can reach up to 50%) is based on UPX and 7-Zip packages and supports DLL, EXE, ZIP, JAR, IRC, PYD, and binary files in all directories. It offers various UPX compression methods, including NRV2E, NRV2D, LZMA, and BRUTE . Optionally, there is an option to decompress a binary file of the application that was previously compressed with UPX.
You might be wondering if compressing your apps with AppCompactor will affect their functionality and performance. No, it's actually the same tool and method used by PortableApps.com. We're already familiar with the quality of their portable apps and can be confident in its efficiency.
AppCompactor has a small size of 1 MB, is compatible with Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7, WINE on Linux/UNIX and is licensed Free / Open Source (GPL).
Link: AppCompactor
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