![]() ![]() If I need more disk space I either archive off with redundant copies or I get a bigger disk. It's bad enough that I have to cope with the current version of Word being unable to natively read files saved by the previous version of it (an over dramatization but still true). Longevity: I have digital files going back 20+ years, who is to say (or guarantee) that a file compressed using the tech available today will still be accessible in 20 years times. ![]() Loss: Every time the file is re-compressed you re-introduce the chance that it may get corrupted. System performance: Drive / file compression has been around longer than systems have had the performance capability to make it un-noticeable. Well, there have always been three, but this third and "new" reason has always been latent and thank you for articulating it in a way that that caused a "light bulb moment". There are now three reasons why I will never use drive compression. Gut reaction: No, there's not reason to leave it off, unless you were intending to use the drive outside Windows. ![]()
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