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archive.org text item size vs download size (zerobytes.monster)

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The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/asiagomelt on 2025-04-15 19:08:56.

I've got a handful of books I'd like to download from IA. The page will say things like "Item size: 406 MB," but the downloads (PDF, images etc) all come to half that or less. Does IA apply lossless compression to these downloads? Or, is there a way to get an uncompromised copy of the original upload?

I'm also wondering from my own perspective - am I wasting my time by uploading high quality items to IA, if the full quality isn't actually accessible to the end user?

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