Blue filename?

[Guest]

Some of the filenames of images, audio and video on my computer have changed
colour to blue. I am running WinXP Home. What does this mean? What causes
it? How can i rectify this?

 

[Gordon]

Some of the filenames of images, audio and video on my computer have
changed
colour to blue. I am running WinXP Home. What does this mean? What
causes it? How can i rectify this?

They have been compressed - usually by the Disk cleanup function.......

 

[Simon]

In XP it assigns colours to certain files so they stand out. If the filename
is Green it means the file or folder has been encrypted. If the filename is
Blue this means that the file or folder has been compressed to save disk
space. To un-compress Right click the file or folder and select Properties.
Click Advanced and uncheck the Compress files check box. If you do this the
next time you run disk clean up and don't unselect compress old files it
will probably get compressed again.

Hope this Helps,

Simon.
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[Bruce Chambers]

Some of the filenames of images, audio and video on my computer have changed
colour to blue. I am running WinXP Home. What does this mean? What causes
it? How can i rectify this?

By design, WinXP automatically compresses files that do not get
used frequently, and, if you've left the default settings intact,
displays those file names 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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[Guest]

Some boards I belong to would suggest using the search function before
posting... There are 8 posts within 5-6 months of each other asking the same
thing.

Anyway... I believe that previous versions of windows automatically
decompressed files if they were needed... Is this true with XP?