Re: Compressed file question

R-click the file in Windows Explorer, Properties, Advanced, UNcheck "Compress contents........."

As to the size on disk, it won't change UNTIL the contents need another cluster to hold the file.

Academia wrote:

I found a .DOC word document that was compressed.
Opened it, changed it and selected save changed document in Word. The date changed but the size and size on disk didn't.

Did the same with another file but used Notebook change and to save the changed contents. Again the date changed but the sizes shown by Properties didn't.

Appears that all files compressed by Disk Cleanup have the compressed attribute checked in it's properties.

How did you mean to "Force an uncompressed"?

Thanks for helping



"Bob I" <birelan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:OiS$HmqNIHA.4584@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

The file is "compressed" on the disk, it is stored compressed, it it "uncompressed" into memory for use. It remains compressed on the disk with the "compressed" attribute set. Force an uncompressed and it will remain that way until you or the "Clean Up" utility sets compress on it again.






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