getting-started.md

Getting Started

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Requirements

• Windows 7 / 8 / 10 / 11 (x86 or x64)
• External compressors (see below)
• Python 3.8+ if running from source (3.8 recommended for Win7 compatibility)

pip packages (source only)

pip install cryptography pillow psutil pyinstaller

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Directory Structure

Place all files in the same folder:

myapp/
  syc.exe          — main compressor CLI
  sycg.exe         — GUI progress window
  psycg.exe        — archive manager
  syc.ini          — compressor configuration
  lang/
    EN.syl         — English language file
    ES.syl         — Spanish language file
    FR.syl         — French
    PT.syl         — Portuguese
    RU.syl         — Russian
  compressors/
    zstd.exe
    srep.exe
    zpaqfranz.exe
    lz4.exe
    ...
  xtool/
    xtool.exe
    *.dll

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First Compression

# Basic compression with zstd level 22
syc a output.syc myfolder -m z22

# Better ratio: xprecomp + srep + zstd
syc a output.syc myfolder -m xpszx

# Best ratio: xprecomp + srep + zpaqfranz (slow)
syc a output.syc myfolder -m xpszf1 -tar

# Large archives with low RAM (block mode)
syc a output.syc myfolder -m xpszf1 -tar -block 512MB

First Extraction

syc x output.syc -o destination

Using the GUI Progress Window

sycg a output.syc myfolder -m xpszx -tar
sycg x output.syc -o destination

Using the Archive Manager

# Open manager (empty)
psycg

# Open manager with a specific archive
psycg backup.syc

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Verifying it Works

syc
# Expected: SYC v0.2.0 x64 | by Yade Bravo (YadeWira) | CPU: ...

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Next Steps

• CLI Reference — all commands and flags
• Archive Manager — using the GUI manager
• syc.ini Configuration — define your own methods
• Examples — common patterns