9.11 Using the Compress Tool (Revision #2)

Aqua Data Studio includes a Compress Tool for quickly compressing and decompressing both unencrypted and encrypted files from within the application. Encryption schemes for 128, 192 and 256-Bit AES Encryption are supported, allowing password protection for compressed files. The Compress Tool functions like many commonly available Zip and archive utilities, presenting file and archive contents and properties in a grid with Name, Type, Path, Modified Date, Size, Packed Size, Ratio and CRC.

Launching the Compress Tool

The Compress Tool can be launched by:

• Right clicking on a compressed file (.zip,tar.gz) in the Files Browser
• Double clicking on an archive or zip
• Dragging a compressed file from the Operating System into the Main Application Window and releasing it
• Selecting Compress Tool from the Tools menu in the Main Application Menu Bar

With the Compress Tool it is possible to

• Add files to an archive
• Remove files from an archive
• Exclude/Include files using wild cards and skip system files during compression
• Encrypt archives after they've been created.

Using the Compress Tool

Keyboard Shortcuts for the Compression Tool are available with File->Options->Key Mappings->Compression Tool.