Folder or Drive name in bright blue font

[martin]

On an old set up of XP, I was always curious, but never
investigated, why the folder C:\Windows\Driver cache had
bright blue font, for the label of the folder. All others
throughout the system were the usual black.
Now, a reformat and new operating system (xp pro), and my
D:\ drive has the bright blue font.
Any body know what causes this?

 

[Karl Burrows]

Usually means compressed folder.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

By design, WinXP automatically compresses files that do not get
used frequently, and, if you've left the default settings intact,
displays those files in blue.

If you wish to change this behavior, in Windows Explorer, click
Tools > Folder Options > View > Advanced settings: Show encrypted or
compressed NTFS files in color.


Bruce Chambers
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