I partitioned an external hard drive and thereafter the font used in Windows
Explorer to display the folders and files in both partitions (including the
partitions themselves) is blue. It's the same bright blue used to display
hidden Windows files like $NtServicePackUninstallIDNMitigationAPIs$.

I would really prefer the usual color for the partitions and their contents.
How to fix?
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ray124c41

Right click drive icon
properties
General
uncheck "Compress drive to save disk space"

some extra disk space will be used for uncompressed files
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"ray124c41" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:2453C522-41E6-486D-A433-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I partitioned an external hard drive and thereafter the font used in
> Windows
> Explorer to display the folders and files in both partitions (including
> the
> partitions themselves) is blue. It's the same bright blue used to display
> hidden Windows files like $NtServicePackUninstallIDNMitigationAPIs$.
>
> I would really prefer the usual color for the partitions and their
> contents.
> How to fix?
> --
> ray124c41

On Mon, 5 May 2008 04:59:00 -0700, ray124c41
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> I partitioned an external hard drive and thereafter the font used in Windows
> Explorer to display the folders and files in both partitions (including the
> partitions themselves) is blue. It's the same bright blue used to display
> hidden Windows files like $NtServicePackUninstallIDNMitigationAPIs$.
>
> I would really prefer the usual color for the partitions and their contents.
> How to fix?


The issue is not simply a matter of what color they are. Blue
indicates that the files and folders are compressed. Unless you want
them to be compressed, uncompress them.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
Please Reply to the Newsgroup

What he said plus, if you do want them compreesed but still don't want them
blue, go to Tools>Folder options>View and uncheck the box that says "Show
encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color".
Louis

"Ken Blake, MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Mon, 5 May 2008 04:59:00 -0700, ray124c41
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> > I partitioned an external hard drive and thereafter the font used in
Windows
> > Explorer to display the folders and files in both partitions (including
the
> > partitions themselves) is blue. It's the same bright blue used to
display
> > hidden Windows files like $NtServicePackUninstallIDNMitigationAPIs$.
> >
> > I would really prefer the usual color for the partitions and their
contents.
> > How to fix?
>
>
> The issue is not simply a matter of what color they are. Blue
> indicates that the files and folders are compressed. Unless you want
> them to be compressed, uncompress them.
>
> --
> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
> Please Reply to the Newsgroup

--
ray124c41


"3c273" wrote:

> What he said plus, if you do want them compreesed but still don't want them
> blue, go to Tools>Folder options>View and uncheck the box that says "Show
> encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color".
> Louis
>
> "Ken Blake, MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > On Mon, 5 May 2008 04:59:00 -0700, ray124c41
> > <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >
> > > I partitioned an external hard drive and thereafter the font used in
> Windows
> > > Explorer to display the folders and files in both partitions (including
> the
> > > partitions themselves) is blue. It's the same bright blue used to
> display
> > > hidden Windows files like $NtServicePackUninstallIDNMitigationAPIs$.
> > >
> > > I would really prefer the usual color for the partitions and their
> contents.
> > > How to fix?
> >
> >
> > The issue is not simply a matter of what color they are. Blue
> > indicates that the files and folders are compressed. Unless you want
> > them to be compressed, uncompress them.
> >
> > --
> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>
>
> Yes. Thank you all. Before reading this, but after staring at the properties page for the partition for the 3rd or 4th time, I unchecked the "Compress drive to save space" checkbox and lo and behold the blue vanished.

However, I did not know about the "Show
> encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color" checkbox, even if I had to have been looking at it several times while searching for a solution. I went and looked again after reading this. It's really there!!! Thanks again.