Drive D holds all of my images, music, files, zipped programs, etc.
Some time ago I compressed drive D because it was filling up after converting all of my CD's to my hard drive (I admit that I did NO research before making that decision).
Now, after decompressing the drive, the files still appear 'blue' unless I physically alter/edit them.
Windows reports that neither the drive nor the folders are compressed but the individual files tell a different story...
What am I missing? I no longer want my MP3's and images to be compressed any more than what they natively would be.
I have 2GB ram and a fairly decent co-processer but would like to lighten the work load they experience through compressing/decompressing files.
If, in fact, my drive is already decompressed; why do the files still appear blue in Windows Explorer?
Check the file properties to see if the files are still compressed.
If I recall correctly, with NTFS compression, when you decompress a folder, the subfolders and files within are not decompressed unless you select that option.
Check the file properties to see if the files are still compressed.
If I recall correctly, with NTFS compression, when you decompress a folder, the subfolders and files within are not decompressed unless you select that option.
Where X: is the drive letter you wish to uncompress. It will not say anything or return you to a C:\ prompt until it is complete. You will also be able to look at C:\compression.log to see what was processed.
Where X: is the drive letter you wish to uncompress. It will not say anything or return you to a C:\ prompt until it is complete. You will also be able to look at C:\compression.log to see what was processed.
What effect will this have on the rar and zip files stored on this drive?