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Drive is BLUE

  • 07-04-2006 12:52pm
    #1
    kikel
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    Hey all,
    Built myself a media centre PC. I couldn't wait to format the 200 gig HDD. So i did it in two stages. First 20Gigs for the windows media centre. then 2 weeks later i formatted the other 180gig. Now when i go to My Computer the 180Gig D:\ text shows up blue. this also applies to all subfiles and folders
    Any idea what this means or what i did wrong. Doesn't seem to affect usingthe computer. but i am curious.


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  • #2
    WizZard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,762 ✭✭✭WizZard


    You enabled file compression for that drive which causes it to display as blue text (default).

    Reformat without ticking the Enable Compression box and it should be ok, but you will lose data by doing this.

    There may be a way to disable it, but I've never used it so don't know how, offhand.


  • #3
    jabberwock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 928 ✭✭✭jabberwock


    just go into the drive properties and uncheck compression and then check for drive + folders and files.

    but why would you bother. at the worst it give a tiny slow down when accessing files.


  • #4
    kikel
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    Cheers, It's being like that for a while now. Eventually the curiousity got to me. Think i'l leave it be. Any disadvantages of using compression.


  • #5
    hopeful
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,226 ✭✭✭hopeful


    kikel wrote:
    Cheers, It's being like that for a while now. Eventually the curiousity got to me. Think i'l leave it be. Any disadvantages of using compression.

    Tends to slow things down by quite a lot. If you have plenty of free space I would recommend uncompressing the drive ASAP.

    :)


  • #6
    subway
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,131 ✭✭✭subway


    is green not compressed?
    thought blue was secure?


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  • #7
    **Timbuk2**
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 7,396 Mod ✭✭✭✭**Timbuk2**


    No blue is defintly compressed, but never seen a green before and quite curious to what it is, but not entirely sure what to google (I have never been great at googling :()


  • #8
    subway
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,131 ✭✭✭subway


    yeah,
    turns out green is encrypted.
    only applies to foders tho.


  • #9
    **Timbuk2**
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 7,396 Mod ✭✭✭✭**Timbuk2**


    Oh, I didn't know that, guess you learn something new everyday :)

    Does anyone else sometimes get folders with nonsense names for them in the WINDOWS folder and they are always blue (even though I have compress old files turned off on my computer)??

    I think they might be something to do with Automatic Updates, but I am not sure


  • #10
    Karoma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,396 ✭✭✭✭Karoma


    **Timbuk2** wrote:
    I think they might be something to do with Automatic Updates, but I am not sure
    Correct. (The name corresponds to the patch / KB number)


    Welcome to Windows (You don't really want empty space do you?)


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