Zip compression is based on repetitive patterns in the data to be compressed, and the compression gets better the longer the file is, as more and longer patterns can be found and used. SuperUser contributors Alan Shutko and Aganju have the answer for us. Why is zip able to compress single files better than multiple files with the same type of content? The Answer This means that there is still approximately ten MB of unexplained space. I do not believe that this can be the case. One of the answers given suggests that the difference is the system meta data that is stored in the zip file.
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