Level

Applies to

CompressorObject objects

Description

The value of the Level property specifies the compression level at which the file or folder is compressed. This property takes a value of the CompressionLevel enumerated variable. Values are:

  • CompressionLevelNormal! -- This is the default value.

  • CompressionLevelFastest!

  • CompressionLevelFast!

  • CompressionLevelStore! -- No compression.

  • CompressionLevelMaximum!

  • CompressionLevelBest!

Different compression tool provides different compression rate for each level:

Zip

  • Store – No compression

  • Fastest and Fast – 32 fast bytes, 1 pass (Same as the default Fast level in 7zip)

  • Normal, Maximum and Best– 32 fast bytes, 1 pass (Same as the default Normal level in 7zip)

7Zip

  • Store – No compression

  • Fastest and Fast – 32 fast bytes, 1 MB dictionary (Same as the default Fast level in 7zip)

  • Normal, Maximum and Best– 32 fast bytes, 16 MB dictionary (Same as the default Normal level in 7zip)

GZip

  • Store – No compression

  • Fastest and Fast – 500,000 byte dictionary, 1 pass (Same as the default Fast level in 7zip)

  • Normal, Maximum and Best– 900,000 byte dictionary, 1 pass (Same as the default Normal level in 7zip)

TAR

  • Store, Fastest, Fast, Normal, Maximum and Best – No compression