Jeremy Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 What directory are these files stored in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baggers02 Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 The NTFS file system supports the compression of files, the file is simply compressed and lives in the same directory as it did before it was compressed, same file name and extension. In effect the compression is 'transparent' it is stored on the disk compressed but if you access it, it is decompressed 'on the fly' and is used as if the file was not compressed.You can spot compressed files in Explorer as they are shown in blue when look at the files in details view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted September 29, 2004 Author Share Posted September 29, 2004 Ah, ok. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinman Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 If I copy (or move) a compress file to another directory or drive - does the file in the new location remail compressed or is it returned to its original size?If I burn a copy of the file to a CD-RW or DVD-RW drive - are they burned in the compressed or uncompressed state? (for example - if compressed files are burned - would they be readable on a machine that runs w98 or w95?Thanks - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spyder2k Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 If I copy (or move) a compress file to another directory or drive - does the file in the new location remail compressed or is it returned to its original size?If I burn a copy of the file to a CD-RW or DVD-RW drive - are they burned in the compressed or uncompressed state? (for example - if compressed files are burned - would they be readable on a machine that runs w98 or w95?Thanks -I'm guessing that if you move a compressed file from one location to another, if the target location is NTFS it would retain its compression. Otherwise it would be transferred to a decompressed state.Yes they would be readable if you move them to another drive/cd (that is of course if the 'reading' software (OS) is capable of reading from the target file system.PS. You can change a files compression state by right clicking file -> properties -> advanced -> "compress contents ..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpctexas Posted September 30, 2004 Share Posted September 30, 2004 The file will retain its compressed attribute if it is moved from 1 folder to another on the same partition. If file is moved from 1 partition to another or another disk the compression attribute is lossed and file is uncompressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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