blue file names

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Suddenly some of my file names are BLUE. Not a display/
appearance setting, have checked there. Recently allowed
disk cleanup to compress old files, but the date of the
files seems to have little to do whether file names
display as blue. Any help (explanation why, procedure to
cirrect) would be greatly appreciated! -- the
inconsistencies and flakiness in windows behaviors drive
me nuts.
 
skp said:
Suddenly some of my file names are BLUE. Not a display/
appearance setting, have checked there. Recently allowed
disk cleanup to compress old files, but the date of the
files seems to have little to do whether file names
display as blue. Any help (explanation why, procedure to
cirrect) would be greatly appreciated! -- the
inconsistencies and flakiness in windows behaviors drive
me nuts.
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The blue files are compressed.

gls858
 
Hi

The Blue coloured file names are compressed and if present Green coloured
files names are encrypted.

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| Suddenly some of my file names are BLUE. Not a display/
| appearance setting, have checked there. Recently allowed
| disk cleanup to compress old files, but the date of the
| files seems to have little to do whether file names
| display as blue. Any help (explanation why, procedure to
| cirrect) would be greatly appreciated! -- the
| inconsistencies and flakiness in windows behaviors drive
| me nuts.
 
thanks for the answer! is there any way to change the
color back to black?
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If you just want to change the color to black without decompressing them
open "Folder Options" from the Tools Menu in Windows Explorer or My
Computer. Go to the "View" tab. There is a check box for "Show encrypted or
compressed NTFS files in color."

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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.


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First want to say THANKS for the replies here. A tech
support forum where experts actually help?!! Thanks very
much.

Did also want to ask a follow up, though. Does
compressing files hinder access to them at all? Doesn't
seem to affect any documents I've created but I am
wondering if this is cause for application blips
(specifically, 3ds max thinks I am missing map files,
which I am not). Thanks in advance for any feedback.
 
Usually that indicates compressed files. If you turn on
View Attributes in windows explorer, they'll also have a "c"
attribute.
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