How can I reduce the size of a 100GB folder? Any suggestion?


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Is there a way to reduce the size of a 100GB folder? Any suggestions?

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You can compress it, then every time you add or change files, they will be compressed automatically.
Or you can super-compress it (LZX), but that is one time deal, each new file has to be recompressed.
Code:
compact /c /i /q /f /exe:lzx /s:C:\Windows
 

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You can compress it, then every time you add or change files, they will be compressed automatically.
Or you can super-compress it (LZX), but that is one time deal, each new file has to be recompressed.
Code:
compact /c /i /q /f /exe:lzx /s:C:\Windows
Ok Thank you
Does the code go into CMD? Correct, and does it cover the entire C drive?
 

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and does it cover the entire C drive?
You can change the folder, for C:
Code:
compact /c /i /q /f /exe:lzx /s:C:\

But you should try standard compression first, it is as simple as ticking this box:

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With LZX I would get 12-14GB, but it would have to be redone after every windows updates or extensive writes like that.
 

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AMD Ryzen 5 8600G (07/24)
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ASROCK B650M-HDV/M.2 (07/24) BIOS 4.43 AGESA ComboAM5 1.3.0.1b Patch A (07/26)
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2x32GB Kingston FURY DDR5 5600 MHz CL36 @5200 CL40 (07/24)
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ASROCK Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D 8G @48FPS (08/24)
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Creative Sound BlasterX AE-5 Plus (05/24)
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I Used this But its not working
compact /c "C:\Users\Brink\Desktop\File.txt" /i /Q
 

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its not working
compact /c /i /q /f /exe:lzx /s:C:\ where does the folder name go? I have been using copy as path

ok I found this

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so I will wait I took your advice and did the folder compress
 

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