question on "Compress old files" in Disk Cleanup

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It says that it will compress files that are not used within a certain time.
My question is, will those files be uncompressed when i finally open/use
them, or are the compressed forever?

thanks
 
Hi,

No, but it will not hurt to let them remain compressed either.

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Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

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