What exacly happens when you compress your disk space. I know it makes everything smaller allowing more memory to be stored but is that ok for everything I put on my computer? And is there a way to "undo" the compressing?
2007-02-23 18:12:10 · 5 answers · asked by Help_me 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Compression was used a lot in by gone years. I remember the first "real" computer that had a hd had one that was 20 megabytes. Of course programs were written a little differently. I wouldn't compress in the day of the 350 gigabyte hd for < $100.
2007-02-23 18:20:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless you are running low on drive space I would not recommend compressing your drive as it will drastically slow the machines performance because your files have to be uncompressed to use then. I would suggest instead of compressing your drive, add another hard drive to your computer to achieve the extra space needed. You can get an external model which plugs into a USB or firewire port without sacrificing performance.
2007-02-24 02:34:11 · answer #2 · answered by zippo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't do it!
If you need more space add a 2nd drive, or replace the main drive with a new high speed (7200 rpm) large drive. I just saw a 320 gb for $80.
Compressing slows the pc, AND if it ever fails with important files, they are GONE.
2007-02-24 02:20:57 · answer #3 · answered by Jim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its generally useless, processor has to Uncompress everything it accesses. Generally used for external harddrives. Don't do it.
2007-02-24 02:16:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes its Safe And yes when you want in the file it will decompress
2007-02-24 02:26:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋