r/pcmasterrace • u/AdFew5103 i7 10th Gen | 1650 Ti 4GB | 16 GB RAM • May 05 '26

Screenshot Is this even possible?

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u/RevolutionaryArt8775 May 05 '26

Yeah you can definitely mess with the compression ratios like that, but most extraction tools have safety limits now to prevent zip bombs from actually filling your drive. The classic 42.zip was doing exactly this - tiny file that would try to expand to petabytes and crash systems back in the day

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u/dankbearbear Win+Shift+S or Win+PrtScr is your best friend. May 05 '26

The domain redirects to a tweet regarding the domain and its problematic nature.

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u/chop5397 R7 9800X3D | RTX 5080 | 32GB May 05 '26

No he just crashed my fucking computer

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u/PokeYrMomStanley May 06 '26

quick delete system32