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Figure 3-19. In the Properties dialog box for any file or folder, click Advanced. Turn on “Compress
contents to save disk space,” and then click OK. For a folder, Windows offers to compress all the files
and folders inside this one, too.

Tip

To compress an entire hard drive, the steps in Figure 3-19 are even simpler. Just right-click the
drive’s icon (in your This PC window); choose Properties; and turn on “Compress this drive to
save disk space.” Click OK.

Many Windows veterans wind up turning on compression for the entire
hard drive, even though it takes Windows several hours to do the job. (If
you plan to go see a movie while Windows is working, though, wait until

the appearance of the first message box letting you know about some “open