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So couldn't I essentially do the same command with just c:\ to do all files and folders under C?<br />

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So couldn't I essentially do the same command with just c:\ to do all files and folders under C?


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You <i>could</i>. &nbsp;That would uncompress all files, including those which are normally compressed, such as hotfix uninstallers under the %systemroot% directory. &nbsp;I don't think it would hurt anything, but I'd recommend testing with a non-production system first just to be safe.<br />

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You could.  That would uncompress all files, including those which are normally compressed, such as hotfix uninstallers under the %systemroot% directory.  I don't think it would hurt anything, but I'd recommend testing with a non-production system first just to be safe.


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Hello,<br />
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I was in a crunch the other day for free space on my C partition of a windows 2000 server. &nbsp;I did the disk cleanup, and checked the box to compress files to free space to get the space I needed. &nbsp;I have since free'd up some space on the server and would like to revert that decision. &nbsp;Is there an easy way to do this, or what is the method to uncompress all of the files that Windows compressed while using this option? &nbsp;Thanks!
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Hello,

I was in a crunch the other day for free space on my C partition of a windows 2000 server.  I did the disk cleanup, and checked the box to compress files to free space to get the space I needed.  I have since free'd up some space on the server and would like to revert that decision.  Is there an easy way to do this, or what is the method to uncompress all of the files that Windows compressed while using this option?  Thanks!

How do I revert the option to compress files to free up space on windows 2000?

Windows 2000 is an operating system for use on both client and server computers. It is the successor to Windows NT 4.0, and is the last version of Microsoft Windows to display the "Windows NT" designation. Four editions of Windows 2000 were released (Professional, Server, Advanced Server, and Datacenter Server) that shared a core set of features, including many system utilities such as the Microsoft Management Console. All versions of the operating system support NTFS 3.0, Encrypting File System, as well as basic and dynamic disk storage. The Windows 2000 Server family includes support for Active Directory services, Distributed File System and fault-redundant storage volumes.