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Downloads are available from the [Github Releases](https://github.com/Freaky/Compactor/releases) page under *Assets*, or you can use these direct links:
If you get "*Windows protected your PC*" trying to run it, it's just [SmartScreen](https://www.pcworld.com/article/3197443/how-to-get-past-windows-defender-smartscreen-in-windows-10.html) upset the binaries aren't (yet) signed. Click "*More info*" and "*Run anyway*" if you judge things to be above-board.
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Note this is beta software and comes with no warranty.
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## Features
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If a game uses large files and in-place binary patching for updates, it might be worth adding to the exclusions list.
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## Compression Results
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A totally-not-cherry-picked sample of compression results with the default settings:
A more comprehensive database of results is [maintained by the CompactGUI project](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14CVXd6PTIYE9XlNpRsxJUGaoUzhC5titIC1rzQHI4yI/edit#gid=0).
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## Future
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Are you aware of any others? Do let me know.
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## Nerdy Technical Stuff
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Compactor is primarily written in [Rust]. The front-end is basically an embedded website driven by the [web-view] crate and my own fork of the underlying [webview] library. It does *not* depend on any remote resources or open any ports.
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The incompressible-files database is simply an append-only list of SipHash128 path hashes. It should be safe to share between multiple instances if you want to compress different drives at the same time. It lives in `%APPDATA%\Local\Freaky\Compactor`.
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## Author
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Compactor is written by [Thomas Hurst], a nerdy, aloof weirdo from the north-east of England, and a programmer for about 25 years.
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You can find him on Twitter at [@blaagh], or bug him on IRC as `Freaky` on FreeNode.
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