Compressed Files? (Blue Filename Text)

Eiji · September 10th, 2004

I don't have the "Compress drive to save disk space" option checked and the "Compress old files" is set at 500 days since it can't be set any higher but I have lots of filenames with blue text which indicates Windows XP /w XP2 has been compressing them.

How can I uncompress them and prevent this from happening in the future?

Eiji · September 11th, 2004

No one knows?

desie · September 11th, 2004

Can't you right click the file to uncheck the compress option?

**Tittles** · September 11th, 2004

In networking we learned that windows just does that on its own even if it is unchecked. Know one really knows why it does that but it just does.

**Zedric** · September 13th, 2004

Windows apparently does something like this to my c drive as it's only 5 gigs (yes too small, I know) and still keeps around 1 gig free despite getting filled with alla kinds of stuff, temp files and so on.

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Eiji OSNN Addict Joined: February 2004 Location: UK Posts: 120 Reputation: 10 Power: 99	Compressed Files? (Blue Filename Text) I don't have the "Compress drive to save disk space" option checked and the "Compress old files" is set at 500 days since it can't be set any higher but I have lots of filenames with blue text which indicates Windows XP /w XP2 has been compressing them. How can I uncompress them and prevent this from happening in the future? Attached Images

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Tittles Dabba Dooba Joined: July 2002 Location: Muskegon, Michigan Posts: 6,344 Reputation: 1590 Power: 195	In networking we learned that windows just does that on its own even if it is unchecked. Know one really knows why it does that but it just does. Yo

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Zedric NTFS Guru Joined: January 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 4,006 Reputation: 890 Power: 171	Windows apparently does something like this to my c drive as it's only 5 gigs (yes too small, I know) and still keeps around 1 gig free despite getting filled with alla kinds of stuff, temp files and so on. Did I help you? Please use the reputation system. Click the icon on the left! Proud host of the OSNN.net folding sigs. Want one? Check the folding thread! http://zedric.no-ip.com/

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Eiji OSNN Addict Joined: February 2004 Location: UK Posts: 120 Reputation: 10 Power: 99	No one knows?

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desie Linux rules the universe! Joined: January 2004 Location: England Posts: 305 Reputation: 60 Power: 102	Can't you right click the file to uncheck the compress option?