Reduce file size with DotNetZip

Question

I want to backup my database using SMO and zip a backup file then upload it to my server. here is my code

            // Backup
            var conn = new SqlConnection(sqlConnectionString);
            var server = new Server(new ServerConnection(conn));
            var backupMgr = new Backup();
            backupMgr.Devices.AddDevice(file.FullName, DeviceType.File);
            backupMgr.Database = dictionary[StringKeys.Database];
            backupMgr.Action = BackupActionType.Database;
            backupMgr.SqlBackup(server);

            // Compress
            using (var zip = new ZipFile())
            {
                zipFile = string.Format("{0}\\{1}.zip", directoryName, DateTime.Now.ToString("yyyyMMddHHmm"));
                zip.AddFile(outputPath, "");

                zip.Save(zipFile);
            }

            // uploading code

Size of a backup file can be more than 100MB. But after i zip this using above code, it doesn't reduce the size. So I cannot upload larger zip files. Is there way to reduce the file size with DotNetZip?

Answer 1

you can do that by adding the following line before save

zip.CompressionLevel= Ionic.Zlib.CompressionLevel.BestCompression;

Alternatively you can refer to following link for detailed answer Compression issue with large archive of files in DotNetZip

Pl. Note: the Library has limitations in compressing image files, the above link will give you a clear understanding of whether the file is getting compressed or not. You can also refer http://dotnetzip.herobo.com/DNZHelp/Index.html for additional help on this topic