I like the idea of making a binary file into a plaintext file - but you could store it as the ASCII characters "0000110100111011110001111100101..." This would

I like the idea of making a binary file into a plaintext file - but you could store it as the ASCII characters "0000110100111011110001111100101..." This would be great for many reasons. At the top of that list for example, is getting a lot more use out of those hard drives you paid for.