Could you reduce file size by treating it as a number and dividing by two?

1    20 Apr 2017 14:58 by u/Scruffy_Nerfherder

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Not without using information. You would save a bit, but you'd have to store it if you wanted to get the original back.

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It only works on certain files, like 4 GB of zero's. It probably even works on 2 GB of zeros, hey 1 GB of zeros can work too I think.