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README: Add a note about LZNT1 (#2)
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* [`compact.exe`] is a command-line tool that ships with Windows 10. If you're familiar with the command line and batch files, maybe you'd prefer that. Weirdo.
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* [CompactGUI] is a popular Visual Basic program that shells out to `compact.exe` to do its work, instead of using the Windows API directly as Compactor does. It has some... performance issues, particularly with larger folders.
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* NTFS has supported [LZNT1 compression][lznt1] since 1995, hidden behind a checkbox under `Properties` → `Advanced Attributes`. It's less flexible and has a reputation for poor performance, but is more set-it-and-forget-it.
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Are you aware of any others? Do let me know.
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[@blaagh]: https://twitter.com/blaagh
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[overlapped IO]: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/sync/synchronization-and-overlapped-input-and-output
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[compresstimator]: https://github.com/Freaky/compresstimator
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[lznt1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTFS#File_compression

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