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noisywan
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March 6, 2023
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Most efficient compression tool for archiving PSD files

  • March 6, 2023
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I have tons of PSD files that need to be archived.
They were all saved with no-compression option in Photoshop.

Now I'm planning to compress them using WinZIP/WinRAR/7-Zip.
Which tool would be your choice for archiving and why?

 

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Correct answer Trevor.Dennis

Turn compression on in Preferences, and use File > Scripts > Image Processor to save them to a new location.

You'll need the uncompressed files to be in the same folder (or multiple folders if you run it a folder at a time)

 

Try it it with a few files to see how it works, but it should be fine, and you can leave it running over night or whatever.

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Sean261887498ns0
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May 24, 2023

Hope your problem is resolved I use this link for my image compressing job.

Trevor.Dennis
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Trevor.DennisCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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March 12, 2023

Turn compression on in Preferences, and use File > Scripts > Image Processor to save them to a new location.

You'll need the uncompressed files to be in the same folder (or multiple folders if you run it a folder at a time)

 

Try it it with a few files to see how it works, but it should be fine, and you can leave it running over night or whatever.

    D Fosse
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    D FosseCommunity Expert
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    March 12, 2023

    Agreed. I would never use external compression on archive files. A compressed format is much safer.

     

    Also, check whether compressed PSD or compressed TIFF produces the smallest size. Only don't use LZW on 16 bit files, it was made for 8 bit and usually increases size in 16 bit files.

     

    Note that compression dramatically increases open/save times, on the order of 2-5x (which is why I never compress).

      jane-e
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      jane-eCommunity Expert
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      March 12, 2023

      @noisywan 

       

      With hard drives being cheaper than ever, why do you need to compress your images at all?

       

      Jane

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      noisywanAuthor
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      March 12, 2023

      Because I can't afford more drives.

      Thanks for letting us know it's cheap for you, but that doesn't help me.

       

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