I have a PC that was reloaded just 8 weeks ago and going to the PC today see
that ramdon files across the PC are compressed (blue).
No one claims to have done this, any anyway why would they go deep down into
the WIndows directory to choose some and not others!
The Disk is not set to compress, the folders with compressed files are
partially flagged as 'Compressed'
Can anyone shed any light on why this might be happening? or how to prevent
this feature? thanks

"RC - S" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> I have a PC that was reloaded just 8 weeks ago and going to the PC
> today see that ramdon files across the PC are compressed (blue).
> No one claims to have done this,

This may happen after cleaning the system: Start > Run: cleanmgr >
Compress Old Files. Either manually or via scheduled tasks:
"How to Automate the Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows XP"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315246

> Can anyone shed any light on why this might be happening?

See above.

> or how to prevent this feature?

"Disk Cleanup Tool Stops Responding While Compressing Old Files"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/812248

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"RC - S" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
>I have a PC that was reloaded just 8 weeks ago and going to the PC today
>see
> that ramdon files across the PC are compressed (blue).
> No one claims to have done this, any anyway why would they go deep down
> into
> the WIndows directory to choose some and not others!
> The Disk is not set to compress, the folders with compressed files are
> partially flagged as 'Compressed'
> Can anyone shed any light on why this might be happening? or how to
> prevent
> this feature? thanks

It doesn't happen at random. Someone ran Disk Cleanup and selected Compress
old files.

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Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

you might check the data stamp on the files and try to determine what might have been going on at that time.



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"RC - S" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news1945EB9-52F2-4974-9D73-(E-Mail Removed)...
I have a PC that was reloaded just 8 weeks ago and going to the PC today see
that ramdon files across the PC are compressed (blue).
No one claims to have done this, any anyway why would they go deep down into
the WIndows directory to choose some and not others!
The Disk is not set to compress, the folders with compressed files are
partially flagged as 'Compressed'
Can anyone shed any light on why this might be happening? or how to prevent
this feature? thanks

In addition to what others have posted...

Windows Updates; C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstallKB######$ folders will probably be
compressed.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news1945EB9-52F2-4974-9D73-(E-Mail Removed),
RC - S <(E-Mail Removed)> hunted and pecked:
> I have a PC that was reloaded just 8 weeks ago and going to the PC today
> see that ramdon files across the PC are compressed (blue).
> No one claims to have done this, any anyway why would they go deep down
> into the WIndows directory to choose some and not others!
> The Disk is not set to compress, the folders with compressed files are
> partially flagged as 'Compressed'
> Can anyone shed any light on why this might be happening? or how to
> prevent this feature? thanks