my hard disk c:is only 1.98gb and there is ample space on d: drive.will compressing drive c: save me some space as that is the main drive with windows loaded on it. right now it shows almost full. not allowing me to load any software or programs.
2006-12-14 01:44:59 · 6 answers · asked by goody_dog2003 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Yes - but there may be a marginal drop in performance as (behind the scenes) files get uncompressed when they're read.
You're probably better off moving some files to d: instead.
2006-12-14 01:49:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No problem to use this feature (NTFS system do it real/time, with no data/loss and , on a 2000MHz processor, no waste time for processing on decompressing data), but not necessary on modern computers. Hard disk is mostly used by multimedia files that cannot be compressed. Operating system files used by Windows XP can be compress using this feature, but you will got only 200-300 Mb.
2016-05-24 02:10:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes everything will still run the same but any files that you open that have been compressed will take slightly longer because they will have to be decompressed first. another option is a usb external hard drive which are getting cheaper every day.
2006-12-14 02:14:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Best way to save space is to remove programs you dont use form your pc this will free up a lot of space depending on how many programs you have.aAnd a disk cleanup will also free up a bit of space too.
2006-12-14 01:59:38 · answer #4 · answered by jcraze1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't compress the system files. As has been said a larger HD, would be a better solution.
2006-12-14 09:21:00 · answer #5 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why don't you just buy a bigger hard drive they are cheap you can get like a 30 or 40 gig real cheap that would solve your problems
2006-12-14 01:55:28 · answer #6 · answered by mustang64093gt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋