You don't want to delete "all" compressed files....some of them are in your
System 32 folder, and could cause problems if removed. Here's a cut and
paste from NTFS.com:
Windows NT/2000 supports compression on individual files, folders, and
entire NTFS volumes. Files compressed on an NTFS volume can be read and
written by any Windows-based application without first being decompressed by
another program.
Decompression occurs automatically when the file is read. The file is
compressed again when it is closed or saved. Compressed files and folders
have an attribute of C when viewed in Windows Explorer.
Only NTFS can read the compressed form of the data. When an application such
as Microsoft® Word or an operating system command such as copy requests
access to the file, the compression filter driver decompresses the file
before making it available. For example, if you copy a compressed file from
another Windows NT/2000-based computer to a compressed folder on your hard
disk, the file is decompressed when read, copied, and then recompressed when
saved.
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