---
title: Install SmartCompress on elementary OS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of SmartCompress for on elementary OS - Compress
  your least-used files when disk space runs low
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/smartcompress/elementary
---

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# Install SmartCompress on **elementary OS**

# SmartCompress

[Archisha Ghanshani (archishaghanshani)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/archishaghanshani "View all snaps from Archisha Ghanshani (archishaghanshani)")

* [Archisha Ghanshani (archishaghanshani)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/archishaghanshani "View all snaps from Archisha Ghanshani (archishaghanshani)")

[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/smartcompress/elementary#install)

#### Compress your least-used files when disk space runs low

SmartCompress watches your free disk space. When it drops below a
threshold you choose, it compresses the least recently used, largest
files in a folder you pick, losslessly with gzip.

Example: smartcompress --watch-dir ~/Downloads --threshold 15

The snap can only access non-hidden files in your home folder.

### Package name

* smartcompress

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* Yesterday - latest/stable

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### Websites

* [smartcompress-nine.vercel.app](https://smartcompress-nine.vercel.app/ "https://smartcompress-nine.vercel.app/")

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### Contact

* [github.com/archisha-g/smartcompress/issues](https://github.com/archisha-g/smartcompress/issues "https://github.com/archisha-g/smartcompress/issues")

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### Source code

* [github.com/archisha-g/smartcompress](https://github.com/archisha-g/smartcompress "https://github.com/archisha-g/smartcompress")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/archisha-g/smartcompress/issues](https://github.com/archisha-g/smartcompress/issues "https://github.com/archisha-g/smartcompress/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/smartcompress/elementary#report-snap-modal)

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## Enable snaps on elementary OS and install SmartCompress

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

Snap can be installed on elementary OS from the command line. Open *Terminal* from the Applications launcher and type the following:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.

### Install SmartCompress

To install SmartCompress, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install smartcompress
```

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