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ZipCompressionMethod Enumeration

Identifies the compression method or "algorithm" used for a single file within a zip archive.

Members

MemberDescription
BZip2The file is compressed using the BZIP2 algorithm.
DeflateThe file is Deflated; the most common and widely-compatible form of zip compression.
Deflate64The file is Deflated using the enhanced Deflate64 method.
ImplodeThe file is Imploded
LzmaThe file is compressed using the LZMA algorithm.
PpmdThe file is compressed using the PPMd algorithm.
Reduce1The file is Reduced with compression factor 1
Reduce2The file is Reduced with compression factor 2
Reduce3The file is Reduced with compression factor 3
Reduce4The file is Reduced with compression factor 4
ShrinkThe file is Shrunk
StoreThe file is stored (no compression)

Remarks

Proprietary zip implementations may define additional compression methods outside of those included here. WixToolset.Dtf.Compression.Zip.dll version 5.0.2+aa65968c419420d32e3e1b647aea0082f5ca5b78