# Alternate compression format for user post download? **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature\ **Created:** [14.Октябрь.2015 19:35:51 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/alternate-compression-format-for-user-post-download/34517 "2015-10-14T19:35:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1
**Author:** ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Post date:** [14.Октябрь.2015 19:35:51 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/alternate-compression-format-for-user-post-download/34517/1 "2015-10-14T19:35:51Z")
Continuing the discussion from [Download Archive of My Posts Implementation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/download-archive-of-my-posts-implementation/12644/13): > [@techAPJ](#): > > This feature is now available 🎁 > > [FEATURE: download user posts archive by arpitjalan · Pull Request #3055 · discourse/discourse · GitHub](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/3055) When I look at having my students download their posts to upload to a portfolio system, I notice that the .csv.gz file that is no problem for me to use on Ubuntu or a Mac are useless to a Normal Person who uses Windows. Sure, I would have 7zip (or similar) installed, but lots of people don’t. If a .zip file were produced a Normal Person would be able to access their data. The computer scientist in me likes a gz better since it’s a single file, but the educator of teachers in me would rather not explain why a .gz file is “better.” I’d also be interested in some means to convert the person’s posts into a single HTML file. And, as I look closer at the dump, I see that only text, not uploaded images are exported. How hard would it be to include images in the dump? I guess that would mean that a CSV wouldn’t work anymore. --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/alternate-compression-format-for-user-post-download/34517)._