uncompress files/or folders

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When I uncompress files or folders it does not appear to hold. The next time
I start computer the files or folders appear in Blue(compressed) How do I get
the uncompressed files or folders to hold?
 
When I uncompress files or folders it does not appear to hold. The next time
I start computer the files or folders appear in Blue(compressed) How do Iget
the uncompressed files or folders to hold?
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This "compression" is built-in to Windows NT structure, which XP is a
later version of it. The only way I found is to have initially told
XP not to use disk compression on the drive when you formatted the
drive.

Why are you worried about this? XP will automatically "uncompress"
these files when you click on them.
 
If you are referring to the Disk Cleanup Wizard, it does not
automatically re-compress files and folders.

If you're relying on compression to have enough free disk space, what
you really need is a new hard disk. Have you gone through the other
typical methods to regain disk space (e.g., empty the Recycle Bin,
uninstall software, reduce disk allocations for TIF, etc.)?
 
I have enough disk space on my computer. I just want to have files in
uncompressed state. In disk cleanup it shows 103,700 compressed files. I
think this is too large and I am trying to reduce.
 
When you extract a file, a compressed version remains in the compressed
folder. To delete the compressed version, right-click the file, and then
click Delete.

When you open a compressed folder, the 'Extract all files' command
appears in the Folder Tasks list. When you click Extract all files, the
Extraction Wizard starts. You are prompted to choose a location to place
the extracted files, and then the files are extracted. Choose a folder
that is not compressed.
 
Steve

Select Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk CleanUp.
Scroll down the list and uncheck the box before Compress the box. That
will stop the utility increasing the number of compressed files.

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.

Are you missing out on the Apply and OK step?

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Stourport, England
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SteveZ said:
When I uncompress files or folders it does not appear to hold. The next time
I start computer the files or folders appear in Blue(compressed) How do I get
the uncompressed files or folders to hold?
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First off, there is no harm in having them compressed, NTFS compression is
not at all like the unsafe diskcompression
of Fat16

At any rate, in your drive properties simply uncheck the box for "compress
drive"
and the files will be uncompressed as they are used
 
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