Coloured Windows XP Filenames

[N. D. Muscutt]

Does anyone know why I suddenly have some filenames displayed in blue
and some in black in all of my folders? And, if so, how can I fix this?

I have the latest virus protection, so no worries there.

 

[Fuzzy Logic]

Does anyone know why I suddenly have some filenames displayed in blue
and some in black in all of my folders? And, if so, how can I fix this?

I have the latest virus protection, so no worries there.

Files in blue have been compressed by the operating system to save space.
You can also get green filenames for encrypted files. There is nothing to
fix as this is normal behavior. If you don't wish to see the different
colors go into Explorer>Tools>Folder Options>View and deselect 'show
encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color'

 

[WTC]

Does anyone know why I suddenly have some filenames displayed in blue and
some in black in all of my folders? And, if so, how can I fix this?

These files in "blue" have been compressed by either you/someone else or by
the Disk Cleanup utility. If you have selected "Compress Old Files" on the
Disk Cleanup utility then Windows will compress old files that have not been
accessed 50 days by default. You can configure this value by starting the
Disk Clenup utility and selecting the "compress old file" then selecting the
"Option" button.

How To Use File Compression in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kbid=307987

 

[WTC]

These files in "blue" have been compressed by either you/someone else or
by the Disk Cleanup utility. If you have selected "Compress Old Files" on
the Disk Cleanup utility then Windows will compress old files that have
not been accessed 50 days by default. You can configure this value by
starting the Disk Clenup utility and selecting the "compress old file"
then selecting the "Option" button.

Sorry about that, the URL should work now.

How To Use File Compression in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307987

 

[Vanguard]

Does anyone know why I suddenly have some filenames displayed in blue and
some in black in all of my folders? And, if so, how can I fix this?

I have the latest virus protection, so no worries there.

By default:

blue = compressed
green = encrypted