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Note NTFS encryption and compression are mutually exclusive. For that reason, if you select
the Encrypt Contents To Secure Data check box, you cannot compress the folder or file.
Figure 10-14 Use the Advanced Attributes dialog box to compress a file or folder.
Important To change the compression state for a file or folder, you must have Write permission
for that file or folder.
The compression state for a folder does not reflect the compression state of the files
and subfolders in that folder. A folder can be compressed, yet all the files in that folder
can be uncompressed. Alternatively, an uncompressed folder can contain compressed
files. When you compress a folder that contains one or more files, folders, or both,
Windows XP Professional displays the Confirm Attribute Changes dialog box, shown in
Figure 10-15.
Figure 10-15 Use the Confirm Attribute Changes dialog box to control what happens to files and
subfolders inside a folder you are compressing.