For example, if your wordlist is in a .txt.gz file:
Native support (.gz/.zip) allows Hashcat to build a .dict.stat2 file, which speeds up subsequent runs using the same wordlist. hashcat compressed wordlist
Alex's disk space was dwindling, and the massive file only shrunk to a manageable 4GB when compressed into a .zip or .gz format. The common wisdom was to decompress wordlists before feeding them into , but doing so would instantly trigger a "Disk Full" error. For example, if your wordlist is in a