Colin,

On that same General tab of C: Properties, what info is listed for Type: and
File System:?

Local Disk and NTFS?

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Hi Wes,

Thanks for the reply.

Unfortunately, that's the problem - The option to 'Compress' isn't there.

Although C: is an NTFS Partition like all my others, the CheckBox option
to 'Compress' is absent from PropertiesGeneral.

Likewise, the 'Advanced' Button is missing when I select 'Properties' for
any Files or Folders on the C: Drive.

All my other NTFS Partitions' 'Properties' work as expected.

I think that the C: Partition was originally FAT32, and was converted to
NTFS; whereas, all the other NTFS Partitions were created from scratch.

Obviously, FAT32 Partitions don't support 'Compression' - I was wondering
if despite coversion to NTFS, there is a Flag set somewhere (in the
Registry perhaps?) which is still set to indicate FAT32?

Thanks again,

Colin.

"Wesley Vogel" wrote in message
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1. Open My Computer.
2. Right-click the drive you want to compress.
3. Click Properties.
4. On the General tab, select the Compress drive to save disk space check
box, and then click OK.
5. In Confirm Attribute Changes, select the option you want.

Compress drive to save disk space
[[Specifies that this NTFS drive be compressed. By default, only files in
the root directory are compressed automatically. To have Windows compress
all folders on this drive, select the Also compress subfolders check box
in the message that appears.]]

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Hi,

I have a single HDD with several NTFS Partitions: C: D: E: etc.

C: is my System partition - XP Home SP2.

I can compress files (i.e.. the 'Advanced' Button is available) on all
Partitions except C:

C: is NTFS as are all other Partitions - How do I get the 'Advanced'
Button back?

Any help appreciated.

Thanks,

Colin