[SOLVED] Use unzip with limited disk space available

Aromatix · 2021-06-26 21:35:03

I want to unzip a 75GB file with 90GB disk space available in total. I was not able to find a way to extract files out of the archive and delete them directly after, so that I don't reach my disk space limitations. How comes that there is no such option in the unzip program and does anyone know a good way to solve my problem?

Thanks in advance!

Last edited by Aromatix (2021-06-27 09:47:08)

seth · 2021-06-27 06:23:17

I want to unzip a 75GB file with 90GB disk space available in total.

Do you have any idea about the unzippped size? The compression rate for text is ~ 1:10 …

a way to extract files out of the archive and delete them directly after

I assume you mean "delete them from the archive"? That doesn't necessarily help you because even if the files are compressed individually, "deleting" a file can just mean to remove it from the archives file table.

You can iterate over "unzip -l" and extract the file, then use zip -d to delete it.
But again: unless the zip is -0 compressed, this will probably still get you into disk space issues.
1TB usb drives cost like $25 to $50, so…

Aromatix · 2021-06-27 09:45:59

The contained files are mostly jpg images, the unzipped space will be about 5gb bigger than the archive.

I'll will use the unzip, zip -d hack, still wondering tho that there is no build in functionality for this since it sounds like a common scenario.

Anyways, good suggestion and thanks for your help!

Arch Linux

#1 2021-06-26 21:35:03

[SOLVED] Use unzip with limited disk space available

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Re: [SOLVED] Use unzip with limited disk space available

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Re: [SOLVED] Use unzip with limited disk space available

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