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a

10/22/2011 2:32:00 PM

OT (not related to programming, but tricky)

is there any freeware tool able to change file/s dimensions/s
(a sort of Windows file table cheat, I presume),

if possible, the effect readable from the same Windows and from a Windows
on a different partition

11 Answers

Jim Mack

10/22/2011 6:21:00 PM

> OT (not related to programming, but tricky)
>
> is there any freeware tool able to change file/s dimensions/s
> (a sort of Windows file table cheat, I presume),
>
> if possible, the effect readable from the same Windows and from a Windows
> on a different partition

I can't say because I don't know what the "dimension" of a file is.

--
Jim

a

10/22/2011 8:22:00 PM

On Sat, 22 Oct 2011 14:20:31 -0400, Jim Mack <no-uce-ube@mdxi.com> wrote:

> I don't know what the "dimension" of a file is.

the size of a file

that is, right click on it,
from the properties,
frst = 540 KB then = let's say 35kb
obviously the file should remain intact, non corrupted and still
functioning if used

Tony Toews

10/22/2011 8:36:00 PM

On Sat, 22 Oct 2011 22:21:47 +0200, a <a@inwind.it> wrote:

>> I don't know what the "dimension" of a file is.
>
>the size of a file
>
>that is, right click on it,
>from the properties,
>frst = 540 KB then = let's say 35kb
>obviously the file should remain intact, non corrupted and still
>functioning if used

Not possible. After all can a car still stay functional if you chop
off the back end. (Well, ok, that's a bad example if it's behind the
rear tires and axle mounting points although the police won't like the
idea of no brake lights or turn signals.)

Now you might be able to use Windows Explorer to compress the file and
thus shrink it somewhat but that's about it.

Tony
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Jim Mack

10/22/2011 8:42:00 PM

> On Sat, 22 Oct 2011 14:20:31 -0400, Jim Mack <no-uce-ube@mdxi.com> wrote:
>
>> I don't know what the "dimension" of a file is.
>
> the size of a file
>
> that is, right click on it,
> from the properties,
> frst = 540 KB then = let's say 35kb
> obviously the file should remain intact, non corrupted and still
> functioning if used

You want to change a file's size from 540kb to 35kb, and have it remain
intact and functioning -- do I understand that right? Basically, that's
impossible.

You can compress some files using ZIP and similar schemes, but very few
files will compress 15:1, and no compressed file will be transparent to
its associated application -- a ZIPped JPG won't open using directly
using an image viewer, for example.

--
Jim

Thorsten Albers

10/22/2011 10:11:00 PM

Jim Mack <no-uce-ube@mdxi.com> schrieb im Beitrag
<_OWdnTuJOeYQtz7TnZ2dnUVZ_oqdnZ2d@giganews.com>...
> You want to change a file's size from 540kb to 35kb, and have it remain
> intact and functioning -- do I understand that right? Basically, that's
> impossible.

As I understand him, on the contrary he wants to _increase_ the size of the
file but wants Windows to still report the original size i.e. cheat e.g. an
anti-virus app. Presumably the latter is where 'a' would like to use such a
tool...

--
Thorsten Albers

gudea at gmx.de

mm

10/22/2011 10:12:00 PM

argusy

10/22/2011 11:07:00 PM

On 23/10/11 12:01 AM, a wrote:
> OT (not related to programming, but tricky)
>
> is there any freeware tool able to change file/s dimensions/s
> (a sort of Windows file table cheat, I presume),
>
> if possible, the effect readable from the same Windows and from a Windows
> on a different partition
>
>

I'm just trying to decipher your request.

Are you asking why a file on a 80Mb hard disk partition and a 640Gb hard disk
partition appear to be different sizes, when they're the same file, and could
they be made to show the same size?

If you are, I'd suggest you sit down with a geek, nerd, or cluey friend and
discuss why file sizes seem to grow on larger drives <grin>

Argusy

mm

10/22/2011 11:16:00 PM

El 22/10/2011 05:21 p.m., a escribió:
> On Sat, 22 Oct 2011 14:20:31 -0400, Jim Mack<no-uce-ube@mdxi.com> wrote:
>
>> I don't know what the "dimension" of a file is.
>
> the size of a file
>
> that is, right click on it,
> from the properties,
> frst = 540 KB then = let's say 35kb
> obviously the file should remain intact, non corrupted and still
> functioning if used

The file size is not a property that you can change to whatever you
want, like the date, or the name, or even some other properties. The
file size is how many bytes the file really has. To change the file size
property, you need to really change the file size (how many bytes it
occupies in the disk).

a

10/23/2011 1:51:00 PM

I specify what I need it for.

Summarizing:

if malicious user runs Explorer and opens a folder
he can see and understand its content

that is:

he sees
secret_of_eternal_life.pdf 10/11/2011 200 Kb
and decides to stole it

but

if I change it to
tw_64sys.drv 09/04/2004 3kb
he doesn't understand what it is and maybe he goes on...

Henning

10/23/2011 2:39:00 PM

"a" <a@inwind.it> skrev i meddelandet
news:6a68a7145jkaha6hantmm6ncvlj7e28vca@4ax.com...
>I specify what I need it for.
>
> Summarizing:
>
> if malicious user runs Explorer and opens a folder
> he can see and understand its content
>
> that is:
>
> he sees
> secret_of_eternal_life.pdf 10/11/2011 200 Kb
> and decides to stole it
>
> but
>
> if I change it to
> tw_64sys.drv 09/04/2004 3kb
> he doesn't understand what it is and maybe he goes on...
>
>
>
>

Why not just rename it and set it as hidden, you can't fiddle with filesize.

/Henning

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