ZIPmagic

ZIPmagic is a package that includes multiple applications useful for compressing data, folders, bootable disks, or entire Windows drives.

The act of compressing a file refers to the method(s) used for reducing the size of a given digital asset. This action is applicable for many items, like a piece of data, like an actual file (executable, music files, pictures, data files, such as libraries, components, portable tools, and others), or a storage location (e.g., an entire drive).

There are many data compression tools out there. Many of these target a very specific need for both domestic and business consumers: space (storage) reduction.

However, very few applications seem to address the need for disk compression. This is a much more extensive and laborious process, and it should require overriding an operating system's standard routines. The end result is an increase in the amount of information that can be stored on a drive.

ZIPmagic offers two different solutions. For file compression, for example, this program is compatible with WinZip JPEG compression, a 256-bit AES encryption process that significantly reduces the size of your files and also enables their encryption.

More than other features, this ZIPmagic acts like an extensive package containing multiple other programs ZIPmagic Studio (for file compression), ZIPmagic Express (a reduced version of the ZIPmagic Studio application), ZIPmagic Command-Line, ZIPmagic DoubleSpace 3 (for handling your bootable disks and devices), and ZIPmagic Drive Space 7 (for disk compression/decompression).

These tools will allow users to conduct drive compression processes in real-time, on SSDs, all at configurable ratios (up to a 4.1:1 ratio for data disks, and up to a 2.4:1 ratio for boot disks). The tool is capable of extracting multiple nested archives in a single routine, using recursive-call algorithms.

When it comes to comparing this suite of programs with other compression tools, such as WinZip or WinRAR, there are indeed some differences that need to be addressed.

WinZip or WinRAR are comparable software solutions that target file compression as well. As a plus, they are fast, are community-supported solutions, and have a lot of popularity.

In Windows 10, users also have the option to compress their drives' contents (files and folders) using a NFTS built-in feature.

However, what is truly amazing about ZIPmagic is that it enables access to a wide range of features and options, much more than what can be found in other software solutions. It offers everything from individual file or directory compression to drive or bootable disk space reduction.