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From: Tim Slattery on 25 Feb 2010 09:02 "joe" <joe(a)ebox.com> wrote: >Does the OS do this automatically and if so under what circumstances ? You can tell it to compress or not compress files or directories (Right-click|Properties|General|Advanced...). And I believe it will automatically compress files and folders that are infrequently accessed. -- Tim Slattery Slattery_T(a)bls.gov http://members.cox.net/slatteryt
From: Bob I on 25 Feb 2010 09:06 Yes if you run disk cleanup (see below) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disk_Cleanup joe wrote: > Does the OS do this automatically and if so under what circumstances ? > > "Tim Slattery" <Slattery_T(a)bls.gov> wrote in message > news:6eoao5h110aceg6vu58t7iv4uioro6m9m4(a)4ax.com... > >>"Twayne" <nobody(a)spamcop.net> wrote: >> >> >>>IN XP's case, zip = compressed = zipped ... . >>> >>>A zipped file is compressed, but a compressed file is not necessarily >>>zipped >>>as there are other methods for compressing file sizes. In the case of XP, >>>with it compresses, it creates a zipped file. >> >>I don't think so. A file whose name is shown in blue has been >>compressed by the OS. This is *not* zip compression, it's something >>that the Windows OS does. It's not as drastic as zip, therefore >>doesn't take as long to do or to undo. >> >>WinXP also has built-in support for zipping and unzipping files but >>it's a totally different thing. >> >>-- >>Tim Slattery >>Slattery_T(a)bls.gov >>http://members.cox.net/slatteryt > > >
From: joe on 25 Feb 2010 10:30 Thanks Bob and Tim. I was not aware of this and both of those situations apply to me. i.e. There are files which are infrequently accessed and I use 'disk cleanup' all the time. You learn something new every day :-) "Bob I" <birelan(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:uj1GrOitKHA.4220(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Yes if you run disk cleanup (see below) > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disk_Cleanup > > joe wrote: > >> Does the OS do this automatically and if so under what circumstances ? >> >> "Tim Slattery" <Slattery_T(a)bls.gov> wrote in message >> news:6eoao5h110aceg6vu58t7iv4uioro6m9m4(a)4ax.com... >> >>>"Twayne" <nobody(a)spamcop.net> wrote: >>> >>> >>>>IN XP's case, zip = compressed = zipped ... . >>>> >>>>A zipped file is compressed, but a compressed file is not necessarily >>>>zipped >>>>as there are other methods for compressing file sizes. In the case of >>>>XP, >>>>with it compresses, it creates a zipped file. >>> >>>I don't think so. A file whose name is shown in blue has been >>>compressed by the OS. This is *not* zip compression, it's something >>>that the Windows OS does. It's not as drastic as zip, therefore >>>doesn't take as long to do or to undo. >>> >>>WinXP also has built-in support for zipping and unzipping files but >>>it's a totally different thing. >>> >>>-- >>>Tim Slattery >>>Slattery_T(a)bls.gov >>>http://members.cox.net/slatteryt >> >> >> >
From: Twayne on 25 Feb 2010 15:21 In news:6eoao5h110aceg6vu58t7iv4uioro6m9m4(a)4ax.com, Tim Slattery <Slattery_T(a)bls.gov> typed: > "Twayne" <nobody(a)spamcop.net> wrote: > >> IN XP's case, zip = compressed = zipped ... . >> >> A zipped file is compressed, but a compressed file is not >> necessarily zipped as there are other methods for compressing file >> sizes. In the case of XP, with it compresses, it creates a zipped >> file. > > I don't think so. A file whose name is shown in blue has been > compressed by the OS. This is *not* zip compression, it's something > that the Windows OS does. It's not as drastic as zip, therefore > doesn't take as long to do or to undo. > > WinXP also has built-in support for zipping and unzipping files but > it's a totally different thing. If you check, you'll find the blue is zipped/compressed files and green is encrypted files. You can set/adjust these from the Properties menu for each file you right click Properties and choose Advanced for. Try it and see; You'll find that: Blue *IS* zip compression for XP NTFS drives. Compress or encrypt a file and see what color it changes to. The color indicator can also be turned off so they all display in black is so desired. In the future, please be more sure of your responses before becoming emphatic. HTH, Twayne -- -- Life is the only real counselor; wisdom unfiltered through personal experience does not become a part of the moral tissue.
From: Twayne on 25 Feb 2010 15:22
In news:uWtdfYYtKHA.3656(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl, Unknown <unknown(a)unknown.kom> typed: > Well said Tim. That was my belief also. You're in error with your belief. It's easy enough to check out; try it. HTH, Twayne > "Tim Slattery" <Slattery_T(a)bls.gov> wrote in message > news:6eoao5h110aceg6vu58t7iv4uioro6m9m4(a)4ax.com... >> "Twayne" <nobody(a)spamcop.net> wrote: >> >>> IN XP's case, zip = compressed = zipped ... . >>> >>> A zipped file is compressed, but a compressed file is not >>> necessarily zipped >>> as there are other methods for compressing file sizes. In the case >>> of XP, with it compresses, it creates a zipped file. >> >> I don't think so. A file whose name is shown in blue has been >> compressed by the OS. This is *not* zip compression, it's something >> that the Windows OS does. It's not as drastic as zip, therefore >> doesn't take as long to do or to undo. >> >> WinXP also has built-in support for zipping and unzipping files but >> it's a totally different thing. >> >> -- >> Tim Slattery >> Slattery_T(a)bls.gov >> http://members.cox.net/slatteryt |