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  {
    "Id": "579214",
    "ThreadId": "249374",
    "Html": "\r\n<p>Hi all,</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>I am currently using SharpZipLib for file compression, but it seems to have a file size limit of about 2.2gb.</p>\r\n<p>What are the file size limits of DotNetZip? I've heard 4gb was the max... is this accurate? Will DotNetZip be</p>\r\n<p>a good replacement for SharpZip??</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>Thanks in advance</p>\r\n",
    "PostedDate": "2011-03-11T12:12:41.16-08:00",
    "UserRole": null,
    "MarkedAsAnswerDate": null
  },
  {
    "Id": "579251",
    "ThreadId": "249374",
    "Html": "<p>There is a 4gb limitation in the size of standard ZIP files, owing to the format itself. If you use ZIP64 extensions, you can increase that to (something very very large).&nbsp; DotNetZip supports ZIP64 extensions.&nbsp; I don't know if SharpZipLib supports those extensions.&nbsp; For more on the extensions:</p>\r\n<p><a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZIP_(file_format)#ZIP64\">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZIP_(file_format)#ZIP64</a></p>\r\n<p>As for whether DotNetZip is a good replacement for SharpZipLib, check the reviews <a href=\"http://dotnetzip.codeplex.com/releases/view/27890#ReviewsAnchor\">here</a>. Lots of people think so.</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>",
    "PostedDate": "2011-03-11T13:36:49.46-08:00",
    "UserRole": null,
    "MarkedAsAnswerDate": null
  }
]