Undoing File Compression

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Chuck

Is there a way to remove the disk clean-up file
compression from an entire drive? That is, expand all
files to their un-compressed state?

TIA

Chuck
 
Goto the root of the drive and select everything (Ctrl + A), then right click one, Properties, Advanced and clear Compress Files.

You may need to compress something manually in the root folder to get explorer to recognise it needs to change the compression on the disk.
 
Thank you! That did the trick. Gobbled up nearly a gig of
HD, and likely undid yesterday's defrag, but at least my
back-up prog that drops to DOS to operate won't belly up
due to compressed files.

Chuck
-----Original Message-----
Goto the root of the drive and select everything (Ctrl +
Click to expand...
A), then right click one, Properties, Advanced and clear
Compress Files.
You may need to compress something manually in the root
Click to expand...
folder to get explorer to recognise it needs to change
the compression on the disk.
 
Dos programs can't read files compressed or uncompressed on NTFS. And only NTFS compresses files.
 
Chuck said:
Is there a way to remove the disk clean-up file
compression from an entire drive? That is, expand all
files to their un-compressed state?
Click to expand...

In principle, My Computer, r-click the drive, Properties, and there is a
compress check box. Check and apply if needed to complete compression
of the entire drive, then reverse (saying if asked that this time it is
to apply to all contained files and folders: if asked the first time say
no )

but I would not risk that on C:. For that go a level down, take
properties of individual files and folders and do the same.
 
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