MCSA/MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-270): Installing ...

10-36 Chapter 10 Managing Data Storage
5. Clear the Compress Contents To Save Disk Space check box, and then click OK to
return to the Compressed2 Properties dialog box.
6. Click OK to apply settings and close the Compressed2 Properties dialog box.
Because the Compressed2 folder is empty, Windows XP Professional does not display
the Confirm Attributes Changes dialog box that asks you to specify whether
to uncompress only this folder or this folder and all subfolders.
7. What indication do you have that the Compressed2 folder is no longer compressed?
Exercise 4: Copy and Move Files
In this exercise, you see the effects that copying and moving files has on compressed
files.
To create a compressed file
1. In Windows Explorer, double-click the Compressed folder to open it.
2. On the File menu, click New, and then click Text Document.
3. Type Text1.txt, and then press ENTER.
4. How can you verify that the Text1.txt file is compressed?
To copy a compressed file to an uncompressed folder
1. Copy (hold down CTRL and drag the file) the Text1.txt file to the Compressed2
folder.
2. Double-click the Compressed2 folder to open it.
3. Is the Text1.txt file in the Compressed2 folder compressed or uncompressed?
Why?
4. Delete the Text1.txt file in the Compressed2 folder by right-clicking it and then
clicking Delete.
To move a compressed file to an uncompressed folder
1. Click the Up button on the toolbar to return to the Compressed folder.
2. Is the Text1.txt file in the Compressed folder compressed or uncompressed?