Blue items

[Jorge Bravo]

When I do a search I find some files in blue among all the others which are
as usual in black.

The same with the Directory, when I expand it some folders' names are in
blue

What does that mean, please?

qimi

[Wesley Vogel]

Compressed NTFS files are displayed in blue.

Encrypted NTFS files are displayed in green.

If this option is selected in Folder Options...
Start | Run | Type: control folders | Click OK |
View tab | Show encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color

Show encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color
[[Specifies that the names of files you compress or encrypt on NTFS drives
appear in a color when you view them in a folder window. This does not
apply to folders you compress using ZIP compression utilities.]]

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In ,
Jorge Bravo > hunted and pecked:
> When I do a search I find some files in blue among all the others which
> are as usual in black.
>
> The same with the Directory, when I expand it some folders' names are in
> blue
>
> What does that mean, please?
>
> qimi

[nass]

"Jorge Bravo" wrote:

> When I do a search I find some files in blue among all the others which are
> as usual in black.
>
> The same with the Directory, when I expand it some folders' names are in
> blue
>
> What does that mean, please?
>
>

Hi qimi,
These are the compressed files/folders on your Hard disk you can select the
color for them if wish read this:
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/windows_viewoptions_compressedcolor.mspx?mfr=true
HTH.
Regards,
nass

[Paul Johnson]

Jorge Bravo wrote:

> When I do a search I find some files in blue among all the others which
> are as usual in black.
>
> The same with the Directory, when I expand it some folders' names are in
> blue
>
> What does that mean, please?

As explained in Windows Help (where I originally learned about it), it means
the file named in blue is compressed.

[Bruce Chambers]

Jorge Bravo wrote:
> When I do a search I find some files in blue among all the others which are
> as usual in black.
>
> The same with the Directory, when I expand it some folders' names are in
> blue
>
> What does that mean, please?
>
> qimi
>
>


By design, WinXP automatically compresses files that do not get
used frequently, and, if you've left the default settings intact,
displays those files in blue.

If you wish to change this behavior, in Windows Explorer, click
Tools > Folder Options > View > Advanced settings: Show encrypted or
compressed NTFS files in color.


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[Jorge Bravo]

In the Windows directory, for instance, all the $uninstall folders are in
blue; also inside the Windows\System32 the dllcache and the drvstore folders
are in blue.

Is this to be expected?

I ran SFC yesterday. Could that be the cause?

Thank you


qimi



"Bruce Chambers" > escreveu na mensagem
...
> Jorge Bravo wrote:
>> When I do a search I find some files in blue among all the others which
>> are as usual in black.
>>
>> The same with the Directory, when I expand it some folders' names are in
>> blue
>>
>> What does that mean, please?
>>
>> qimi
>
>
> By design, WinXP automatically compresses files that do not get
> used frequently, and, if you've left the default settings intact,
> displays those files in blue.
>
> If you wish to change this behavior, in Windows Explorer, click
> Tools > Folder Options > View > Advanced settings: Show encrypted or
> compressed NTFS files in color.
>
>
> --
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> Help us help you:
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
> They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin
>
> Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand
> Russell

[Paul Johnson]

Please avoid quoting in reverse order.
http://wiki.ursine.ca/Best_Online_Quoting_Practices

Jorge Bravo wrote:

> In the Windows directory, for instance, all the $uninstall folders are in
> blue; also inside the Windows\System32 the dllcache and the drvstore
> folders are in blue.
>
> Is this to be expected?

Only if they haven't been recently used and you have the "compress old
files" option checked in Disk Cleanup.

> I ran SFC yesterday. Could that be the cause?

Not at all.

[Rock]

"Jorge Bravo" wrote

> In the Windows directory, for instance, all the $uninstall folders are in
> blue; also inside the Windows\System32 the dllcache and the drvstore
> folders are in blue.
>
> Is this to be expected?
>
> I ran SFC yesterday. Could that be the cause?

> "Bruce Chambers" escreveu

>> Jorge Bravo wrote:
>>> When I do a search I find some files in blue among all the others which
>>> are as usual in black.
>>>
>>> The same with the Directory, when I expand it some folders' names are in
>>> blue
>>>
>>> What does that mean, please?

>> By design, WinXP automatically compresses files that do not get
>> used frequently, and, if you've left the default settings intact,
>> displays those files in blue.
>>
>> If you wish to change this behavior, in Windows Explorer, click
>> Tools > Folder Options > View > Advanced settings: Show encrypted or
>> compressed NTFS files in color.

That's normal and has nothing to do with SFC. Folders in blue mean they are
compressed. All those folders normally compressed.

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Rock [MVP - User/Shell]