Turning the Compression Bit On?


  1. Staragox
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    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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    Turning the Compression Bit On?


    I have a Computer Engineering and Science background, so I know about computers and the dangers of compression. I want to find out, a couple things. I am using Windows 7 on my computer (never bothered to switch to Windows 10 which a lot of people, including me, consider a downgrade). But I may want to compress a partition of a drive, until I get money for a new one.


    1) I have a 300 GB partition, that already has a lot of files on it. When I left click and select properties, it still shows that I can turn on compression. Am I correct that you can compress a drive that already has files on it, in Windows 7?

    2) How much free space do you need on a 300 GB partition to compress it, can anyone give an estimate or approximation?


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  3. samuria
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    win 8 32 bit
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    yip you can compress with files on with no loss. How much space you get depends on the files some will be compressed like zip,rar files photos compress very well
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  4. Megahertz07
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    Windows 7 HP 64
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    My suggestion:
    - Buy a small (128G) SSD for Windows and programs. They cost around US$30.
    - Use the HDD only for data.

    You'll have the speed of a SSD and the space of a HDD.
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  6. samuria
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    win 8 32 bit
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    I got a 480gig for just £56
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