Uncompress old files

[Ramesh]

HI,

When my C drive went down on free space, I was prompted to Do a cleanup.
Among the options, the Compress Old files options was checked. A lot of
free space has been created, but I have a feeling the system takes a long
time to boot now. Could this be because the system files have been
compressed? Is there any way I can undo this compression?

Thanks
Ramesh

 

[Gerry]

Ramesh

I manually compress files by right clicking on the containing folder in
Windows Explorer and selecting Properties, Advanced. and check the box
before "Compress contents to save Disk space" , then clicking on Apply
and OK. It is really only worth the effort with Archives, Windows Update
Uninstall folders and System Restore points if you hold a lot. Files /
folders need to be large, rarely accessed and capable of significant
compression.

You do the reverse to decompress. i.e. uncheck the box before "Compress
contents to save Disk space" , click on Apply and OK. Do folders one
at a time as if you decompressed your Windows folder it would take a
long time and leave you wondering whether it was working. Please note
that compressed files are displayed in Windows Explorer in a blue font
and uncompressed file in a grey / black font.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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[Twayne]

HI,

When my C drive went down on free space, I was prompted to Do a
cleanup. Among the options, the Compress Old files options was
checked. A lot of free space has been created, but I have a feeling
the system takes a long time to boot now. Could this be because the
system files have been compressed? Is there any way I can undo this
compression?
Thanks
Ramesh

What has changed on your computer other than that? Compressing old
files means compressing files that have not been used in a long time, so
unless you've changed something it's unlikely a cause of any slowdown as
all file used at boot time are not going to be "old". Old does not mean
a date; it means seldom used and not for a long time.

Even if you did compress the system folders, they would uncompress
quickly as soon as they weren't detected as "old" anymore. I think
there is another source for your slowdown. IF there is really a
slowdown. What are the timing differences?