Files

[Guest]

Ok, so I have some files that are in blue and some that are in black. What's
the difference? None are marked as read only.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Ok, so I have some files that are in blue and some that are in
black. What's the difference? None are marked as read only.

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A Google search for: "Windows XP" black and blue filenames
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q="Windows+XP"+black+and+blue+filenames

One of the first hits I read through got me this answer:

Black = uncompressed / unencrypted
Blue = NTFS compressed
Green = EFS encrypted

 

[Ron Badour]

Are you referring to the color of the text? If so, what file name is blue
colored?

 

[Alan Edwards]

Black is normal, blue is compressed and green is encrypted.
WinXP automatically compresses files that do not get used frequently.
You can alter this if desired in Windows Explorer-Tools-Folder
Options-View - "Show encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color"

....Alan