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Windows File Names Show Up In Blue!

4 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/windows-file-names-show-up-in-blue.34840/

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ravillion10 Original post #1
Aug 24, 2006 at 4:25 PM
I had a problem with my Computer. There are many file and format but, around 60% of the files look are in Blue text. What is wrong.
The filenames for are coloured(automatically) as blue and not folders.
So could you tell me what is shattered to happen this kind of effect.
I had also scanned with Antiviruses but no worm, virus etc., found.
dIgItaL_BrAt
Aug 24, 2006 at 4:42 PM
Re: Slow poison

Looks like u have enabled compression on ur partitions,as windows shows the compressed files in blue.
disable it by right clicking the partition-->properties--->uncheck 'compress drive....'
shaunak
shaunak #3
Aug 24, 2006 at 6:16 PM
Its nothing to worry.
After defragmentation usually windows compresses some files without asking you.
if you dont like the blue colour, but want to keep you files compressed (better keep it compressed, its less likely to fragment.) get rid of it by going to

tools>folder options>veiw tab>scrool down [totaly] and uncheck show encrypted and compressed files in colour.

Ps: encrypted files are green.
anandk
anandk #4
Aug 25, 2006 at 9:10 AM
by default, normal ones are shown in black.
compressed ones in blue.
encrypted ones in green.
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if u dont like these colours, u can change them using tweak ui.