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Explorer - Black & BLUE entries

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W.G.D. - 29 Nov 2006 21:36 GMT
Some (usually most) lines are displayed in BLACK.

I am now seeing some lines displayed in BLUE, and more often than not, a mix
of the two colors.

What dis the display of a folder or file in BLUE telling me?

Best Regards,
 Wayne
Kristan Kenney - 29 Nov 2006 21:56 GMT
Hello Wayne,

When a folder or file is displayed in blue text, by default, it means that
the file is compressed to save disk space. If you would like to decompress
the folder or file in question:

1. Open Windows Explorer and navigate to where the file or folder is
located.
2. Highlight the file or folder, right click on it, and from the context
menu that appears, click on "Properties".
3. Click on the "General" tab and then click on the "Advanced" button.
4. Under "Compress or Encrypt attributes", uncheck "Compress contents to
save disk space", and then click on OK.
5. Click on OK again to dismiss the file or folders properties dialog.

Hope this helps,

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> Some (usually most) lines are displayed in BLACK.
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> Best Regards,
>  Wayne
W.G.D. - 30 Nov 2006 01:00 GMT
ThankYou!

> Hello Wayne,
>
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>> Best Regards,
>>  Wayne
Kristan Kenney - 30 Nov 2006 02:03 GMT
You're very welcome, have a great day!

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> ThankYou!
>
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>>> Best Regards,
>>>  Wayne
W.G.D. - 30 Nov 2006 10:47 GMT
Kristan:

When a file is compressed, does execution of it take more time -or- as they
say in the newspaper/printing trade, "we are removing the unnecessary white
space (i.e. space taken up that does not contribute to the necessary data,
margins, space between double-spaced lines, etc)  if you get what I am
trying to say?

Wayne

> You're very welcome, have a great day!
>
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>>>> Best Regards,
>>>>  Wayne
 
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