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Re:Unlimited is like a Ponzi Scheme by pnutjam on Sunday December 13, 2020 @11:02AM (#25407437)
zip files suck for jpg, it's already compressed. If you're storing raw formats, it might help some.
Re:Unlimited is like a Ponzi Scheme by lizknope on Monday December 14, 2020 @04:30PM (#25423623)
I agree but I use zip as a handy container format. Assuming I have 50 image files I use the -0 option for no compression. It runs a lot quicker and it is easier to send/upload/download 1 file than 50 individual files.

zip -r -0 file.zip dir

Re:Unlimited is like a Ponzi Scheme by gravitas on Sunday December 13, 2020 @11:15AM (#25407558)
Google takeout delivers the results in an archive (.tgz, .zip, etc.) you grab via URL; it's just a delivery mechanism from Google to your hands for the data drop/transfer.