CHANGE THE DRIVE LETTER FOR A VOLUME

10-31Lesson 2 Managing Compression

The Confirm Attribute Changes dialog box has the two additional options explained in

Table 10-1.

Table 10-1

Confirm Attribute Changes Dialog Box Options

Option Description

Apply Changes To This Folder Only Compresses only the folder that you have selected

Apply Changes To This Folder,

Compresses the folder and all subfolders and files that

are contained within it and subsequently added to it

Subfolders, And Files

How to Compress a Drive or Volume

You can also set the compression state of an entire NTFS drive or volume. To do so, in

Windows Explorer, right-click the drive or volume, and then click Properties. In the

Properties dialog box, select the Compress Drive To Save Disk Space check box, as

shown in Figure 10-16, and then click OK.

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Figure 10-16

Use the Properties dialog box of a drive or volume to apply compression to the entire

drive or volume.

How to Control Whether Windows Displays NTFS Compressed Files and Folders in

a Different Color

Windows Explorer makes it easy for you to see whether a file or folder is compressed.

By default, Windows displays the names of compressed files and folders in blue to dis-

tinguish them from those that are uncompressed.

To control whether Windows display compressed files and folders in a different color,

use the following steps: