re: additional info
Tuesday, February 12, 2002 at 4:41 pm
Windows 2000 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Marianne Degning
(2 messages posted)
Thank-you. It all makes sense now!
On Tuesday, February 12, 2002 at 5:50 am, Curt R wrote:
>I just quickly double checked on my PC. The drives that are FAT32 don't have
>the compression option (or the "Advanced" button on the the General tab of properties)
> You will have to convert to NTFS to use this option which allows you to compress
>individual files/folders without compressing your whole drive. You can convert
from
>inside a DOS window (Start Menu >> Programs >> Accessories >> Command Prompt) by
>typing the following command:
convert [volume] /FS:NTFS
Where [volume]
>is the drive letter of the volume you wish to compress.
>
>
>On Tuesday, February 12, 2002 at 5:43 am, Curt R wrote:
> What list are you referring to? To compress a folder in 2000 you open windows
>explorer, right click on the folder and click on Properties, on the General tab
>click
>on the Advanced button. On the lower half of the window that opens you get the
>option
>to compress. I'm not 100% sure offhand but you may not be able to use 2000 compression
>on a non NTFS partition. If your partition isn't NTFS and the "compress" option
>isn't available you may have to convert to NTFS first.
>
>
>On Monday, February 11, 2002 at 3:56 pm, Marianne Degning wrote:
>Why don't I have the option to create a "Compressed (zipped) folder" in my new list?
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