Comments on: How to Compress Files, Folder, Drive in Windows to save Disk Space https://www.thewindowsclub.com/compress-files-folder-drive-windows TheWindowsClub covers authentic Windows 11, Windows 10 tips, tutorials, how-to's, features, freeware. Created by Anand Khanse, MVP. Fri, 02 May 2025 07:08:22 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: ErickDean https://www.thewindowsclub.com/compress-files-folder-drive-windows#comment-53540 Mon, 04 Jul 2016 23:17:00 +0000 http://www.thewindowsclub.com/?p=50398#comment-53540 I’m using Ubuntu now, but several years ago I was using windows 7 professional version and my
drive began failing indicating CFE config has been compressed, install system disk. The point
is I have applications on that drive, if I re-install windows will the re-installation throw out the old
applications?

Opinions? Helps? Suggestions? Recommendations?

edt
Chicago, Il

]]> By: Nick https://www.thewindowsclub.com/compress-files-folder-drive-windows#comment-51986 Wed, 16 Mar 2016 13:42:00 +0000 http://www.thewindowsclub.com/?p=50398#comment-51986 Hi… When Windows decides to compress the file? I have one backup file of 50 GB. Now I have around 100 GB free on that folder. Now backup starts and after 3 hours backup file size becomes 50 GB. But after 2 hours my job fails saying other process has locked the portion of this file which means windows has started compression. I know becuase no one else is connected to that file. So when windows 2003 server decides its time to compress??

]]> By: Nathan Spruth https://www.thewindowsclub.com/compress-files-folder-drive-windows#comment-42485 Mon, 20 Apr 2015 15:15:00 +0000 http://www.thewindowsclub.com/?p=50398#comment-42485 I had this once when my drive was compressed for some reason after a Windows Update for Vista. I used the boot CD to log into windows and open File Explorer. It then gave me the option to uncompress the disk. Was pretty proud of myself on that one.

]]> By: Anand Khanse https://www.thewindowsclub.com/compress-files-folder-drive-windows#comment-41699 Wed, 18 Mar 2015 05:40:00 +0000 http://www.thewindowsclub.com/?p=50398#comment-41699 In reply to Preeti.

Pls see https://www.thewindowsclub.com/create-system-restore-point

]]> By: Preeti https://www.thewindowsclub.com/compress-files-folder-drive-windows#comment-41698 Wed, 18 Mar 2015 05:25:00 +0000 http://www.thewindowsclub.com/?p=50398#comment-41698 How to create a System Restore point?

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