chatgpt generated response for: create a table that shows what i can use to compress and decompress file in c# between files that are <=2gb, and those that are >2gb

Here's a table summarizing the options available in C# for compressing and decompressing files, based on their size:

File Size	Compression Option	Compression Class	Decompression Option	Decompression Class
<= 2 GB	GZipStream	System.IO.Compression	GZipStream	System.IO.Compression
	DeflateStream	System.IO.Compression	DeflateStream	System.IO.Compression
	ZipArchive	System.IO.Compression	ZipArchive	System.IO.Compression
	ZipFile	System.IO.Compression	ZipFile	System.IO.Compression
	SharpZipLib (Third-party)	ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib	SharpZipLib (Third-party)	ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib
	DotNetZip (Third-party)	Ionic.Zip	DotNetZip (Third-party)	Ionic.Zip
	7-Zip (Third-party)	SevenZipSharp	7-Zip (Third-party)	SevenZipSharp
> 2 GB	GZipStream	System.IO.Compression	GZipStream	System.IO.Compression
	DeflateStream	System.IO.Compression	DeflateStream	System.IO.Compression
	SharpZipLib (Third-party)	ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib	SharpZipLib (Third-party)	ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib
	DotNetZip (Third-party)	Ionic.Zip	DotNetZip (Third-party)	Ionic.Zip
	7-Zip (Third-party)	SevenZipSharp	7-Zip (Third-party)	SevenZipSharp

As you can see, the built-in System.IO.Compression namespace provides GZipStream and DeflateStream classes that can handle files of any size, including those larger than 2 GB. Additionally, there are several third-party libraries, such as SharpZipLib, DotNetZip, and SevenZipSharp, which also support compressing and decompressing files larger than 2 GB.

The ZipArchive and ZipFile classes in the System.IO.Compression namespace are better suited for working with ZIP archives containing multiple files, but they can also be used for single files within the 2 GB limit.

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