Pause and resume compression - Compresto Documentation

Overview

You can pause a running batch at any time, for example when you need your Mac’s full power for something else, and resume it later. Pausing works for every file type.

Pause a Batch

While compression is running, press the pause button next to the progress bar (Pause after current file). Compresto finishes the file it’s working on, then stops. The status shows Pausing after current file… until that file is done.

Resume

When paused, press Resume to continue. The button shows how many files are left, for example Resume (3 files). Compresto picks up from the first file that hasn’t been compressed yet.

Cancel

Press the Cancel all button (the X next to pause) to stop the batch entirely. It’s available both while compressing and while paused.

Want to limit how much of your Mac compression uses without pausing? Try the CPU cores limit.