Why are backups so big?

[AmazingAmpharos]

I notice that whenever ZQ saves a back-up of your quest that the file size is significantly greater than the size of the original quest, 2-4X bigger actually! What's the deal with that? Shouldn't they be the same size? I'm posting it here because I don't think it's a bug, but I'd still really like to know.

[Brandon]

I'd assume it's saved uncompressed unlike normal quests.

[Nicholas Steel]

yes, it doesn't compress them so that they are more reliable.

[ShadowTiger]

If you zipped (Or Rar'd) them, they'd more than likely be far, far smaller than the actual quest itself.

[Dark Nation]

I suppose that could be something else to add. Compressed (with ZIP) Unencrypted Quest files.