Compress old files

[Bill Ridgeway]

Is there any good reason for compressing old files - unless the hard disk is
getting full at which time the user should be thinking of getting another
hard disk anyway?

Thanks.

Bill Ridgeway
Computer Solutions

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Is there any good reason for compressing old files- unless the hard
disk is getting full

No. The only reason is to save disk space.

at which time the user should be thinking of
getting another hard disk anyway?

I'm with you entirely. If you are that close to running out of space that
you need to compress files, it will be at most a stopgap measure. You'll
need a bigger drive very soon anyway, and I would rather get it sooner than
compress files.