Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!wuarchive!rex!spool.mu.edu!news.cs.indiana.edu!nstn.ns.ca!bonnie.concordia.ca!s3!beland@ireq.hydro.qc.ca From: beland@ireq.hydro.qc.ca (Jean Beland) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: StuffIt Deluxe is too slow! Message-ID: <6995@s3.ireq.hydro.qc.ca> Date: 15 May 91 14:15:50 GMT References: <1991May14.125138.8162@mmm.serc.3m.com> Sender: usenet@s3.ireq.hydro.qc.ca Distribution: na Organization: Hydro-Quebec (V.-P. Recherche) Lines: 17 In article <1991May14.125138.8162@mmm.serc.3m.com>, pejacoby@mmm.serc.3m.com (Paul E. Jacoby) writes (talking about StuffIt Deluxe 2.0 and 2.01): >Second, are you stuffing with "Best" mode? If so, TURN IT OFF! Use >"Best Guess" only. The "Best" mode will try EACH of the compression >algorithms and keep only the file which is smallest. As you might >guess, it can take a HUGE amount of time to try all four options. I'd >guess that is what you are seeing. Here is another tip: in the "Preferences" menu, make sure that the option "Allow Background Tasks" is OFF. It makes a *big* difference. -- Jean Beland | Institut de Recherche d'Hydro-Quebec Chercheur / Research Scientist | 1800 Montee Ste-Julie, (communication) | Varennes, Quebec, CANADA. J3X 1S1 Internet: beland@ireq.hydro.qc.ca | tel: 514-652-8076 fax: 514-652-8424