Hard Drives are Expensive...What if I Compress my Windows folder instead?

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When a redditor ran out of storage space, they decided to hit "Add to Archive" on their Windows folder. But does WinRAR actually let you compress your operating system? Will it completely wreck your PC?

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0:00 Intro
2:19 How does compression work?
5:02 It's pronounced 'gif'
6:45 Where did it go?
11:48 Credits