Re: uncompress files/or folders

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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.
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Leonard Grey
Errare Humanum Est

SteveZ wrote:
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.

"Leonard Grey" wrote:

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.)?
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Leonard Grey
Errare Humanum Est

SteveZ wrote:
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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Relevant Pages

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    ... Computer icon on the Desktop and select System Restore. ... especially if you do not store offline copies on disk. ... You will have a Local Settings folder for each User Profile. ... Enable drive level compression. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware)
  • Re: Size of Used Space on Main Drive
    ... increments of disk space called clusters. ... default cluster size is 4096 bytes. ... My most recent folder in Windows is "$NtUninstallKB970653-v3$" ... [Size on Disk 302 KB smaller, due to compression] ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: coloring of file names
    ... compression of the folders/files themselves? ... The color option is found in Explorer's Tools, Folder Options, ... To disable Disk Cleanup requires addition of a Registry Key ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: Win Zipping
    ... The person at the other end, then saves the ZIp folder to their hard drive ... another location, or the same, to extract the files to. ... that if you are sending JPG files these are already ... compressed since "JPG" is a compression format for files. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics)
  • Re: Files and folders in blue and black
    ... Windows XP offers the NTFS file system, which in turn supports NTFS file ... compression. ... It happens when you use the Disk Cleanup applet, ... you can select Folder Options from Windows Explorer's Tools ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers)