Significance of blue font in file name displays

[GWR]

Probably a dumb question that escapes me .
When I open My Docs or other file folders , some of the filenames show
detail such as name, size , type in a blue color font Can someone tell me
the significance or difference as to why some files are shown black font and
some blue ? \Thank you !!

 

[John Inzer]

Probably a dumb question that escapes me .
When I open My Docs or other file folders , some of the filenames
show detail such as name, size , type in a blue color font Can
someone tell me the significance or difference as to why some files
are shown black font and some blue ? \Thank you !!

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A Blue file name indicates the file is compressed.

And...FWIW...Green indicates the file is encrypted.

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[sgopus]

Blue means the file is compressed

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Probably a dumb question that escapes me .
When I open My Docs or other file folders , some of the filenames show
detail such as name, size , type in a blue color font Can someone tell me
the significance or difference as to why some files are shown black font and
some blue ? \Thank you !!

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.


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[Mike Torello]

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.

Or just plain turn compression OFF.