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Michael
Hi, Just wondering if using drive C in compressed mode in order to gain more space is safe. does anybody have any experience with this? thnks
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Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)
Michael
The best way to get more space is to get a larger or auxiliary drive..
The best way to get more space is to get a larger or auxiliary drive..
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Plato
Michael said:Hi, Just wondering if using drive C in compressed mode in order to gain more space is safe. does anybody have any experience with this? thnks
It's NOT recommeded to EVER compress a drive.
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Jason Honingford
I should be safe, but it slows down the computer a little. It's really not
worth it. Some games and apps, although rare, say they won't work on
compressed drives. I would buy another hard drive, or a removable USB drive,
or a DVD burner to store and back-up your important files.
If you must compress, compress folders where you have a lot of stuff that
would benefit from compression. MP3's and JPG's don't get smaller when
compressed, since they are already compressed. Program Files & My Documents
may benefit, but again these files are accessed a lot and it may slow down
the system. You can, however, always turn off compression.
Jason Honingford
http://www.portvista.com
worth it. Some games and apps, although rare, say they won't work on
compressed drives. I would buy another hard drive, or a removable USB drive,
or a DVD burner to store and back-up your important files.
If you must compress, compress folders where you have a lot of stuff that
would benefit from compression. MP3's and JPG's don't get smaller when
compressed, since they are already compressed. Program Files & My Documents
may benefit, but again these files are accessed a lot and it may slow down
the system. You can, however, always turn off compression.
Jason Honingford
http://www.portvista.com
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Jason Honingford
I would agree, since people who are technical enough to know they can
compress a drive are probably also smart enough to know there are better
ways to conserve and manage hard drive space.
Jason Honingford
http://www.portvista.com
compress a drive are probably also smart enough to know there are better
ways to conserve and manage hard drive space.
Jason Honingford
http://www.portvista.com
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Alias
Jason said:You can, however, always turn off compression.
How do you do that?
Alias
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Steve N.
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Jason Honingford
Uncheck compression and say yes to include all files and subdirectories I
believe.
Jason Honingford
http://www.portvista.com
believe.
Jason Honingford
http://www.portvista.com
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Steve N.
Jason said:Uncheck compression and say yes to include all files and subdirectories I
believe.
Jason Honingford
http://www.portvista.com
That's not applicable to drive compression, Jason. It cannot be undone.
Steve N.
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Jim
Steve N. said:Jason said:Uncheck compression and say yes to include all files and subdirectories I
believe.
Jason Honingford
http://www.portvista.com
That's not applicable to drive compression, Jason. It cannot be undone.
Steve N.
Perhaps he meant that unchecking the compression box will disable
compressing any more files.
Jim
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Jason Honingford
On Windows XP SP1 & SP2, NTFS, yes drive compression CAN be UNdone for hard
drives, folders, and files. I have performed this operation before.
This is the best I could find direct from Microsoft. If you have something
in contrary, let me know:
"Compression features, including the ability to compress or uncompress a
drive, a folder, or a specific file. (However, a file cannot be both
compressed and encrypted at the same time.)"
http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/Library/0be638cc-33d3-45a6-a334-c705c4df74d91033.mspx
Jason Honingford
http://www.portvista.com
drives, folders, and files. I have performed this operation before.
This is the best I could find direct from Microsoft. If you have something
in contrary, let me know:
"Compression features, including the ability to compress or uncompress a
drive, a folder, or a specific file. (However, a file cannot be both
compressed and encrypted at the same time.)"
http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/Library/0be638cc-33d3-45a6-a334-c705c4df74d91033.mspx
Jason Honingford
http://www.portvista.com
Steve N. said:Jason said:Uncheck compression and say yes to include all files and subdirectories I
believe.
Jason Honingford
http://www.portvista.com
That's not applicable to drive compression, Jason. It cannot be undone.
Steve N.
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Unk
Not advisable - Don't do it - You'll be sorry Take your pick.Hi, Just wondering if using drive C in compressed mode in order to gain more space is safe. does anybody have any experience with this? thnks
Two commercial programs that did that were MS's DriveSpace and Stacker.
Neither was reliable, and both are history.
Check http://www.ebay.com for a new hard drive.
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