I have a partition on a SSD that is quite slow when navigating between folders, opening, saving and closing files, especially large ones. Because it is a SSD, it should not be so slow.
I understand that if a user selects "Enable file and folder compression" when formatting a partition, the hard drive slows down. How can I tell whether this was enabled for the partition when it was formatted?
Did enabling file and folder compression slow down my SSD?
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Re: Did enabling file and folder compression slow down my SSD?
I do not know how to tell if the partition has been compressed or not.
This is one thing I would NEVER use, as we have large drive today. When we had much smaller drives it may have been useful.
Yes, this slow down is because the file(s) must decompress for the program open it."Enable file and folder compression
This is one thing I would NEVER use, as we have large drive today. When we had much smaller drives it may have been useful.
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Re: Did enabling file and folder compression slow down my SSD?
Compression is not a function of the SSD. It is the OS that controls the compressing and decompressing thereby adding additional work on the CPU. So, if you think your PC slows down it is the extra work the CPU has to do to decompress the files when they are accessed.
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Re: Did enabling file and folder compression slow down my SSD?
You can check if a disk drive has compression enabled by looking at Properties > General
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Re: Did enabling file and folder compression slow down my SSD?
StuartR: "Compress this drive to save disk space" is not ticked on either my OS drive or my Data drive. I assume this means I never ticked Compress this drive to save disk space. However, if I opted for disk compression when I first created these drives by cloning them from my old laptop, but never ticked the box since then, would it still be ticked today?
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Re: Did enabling file and folder compression slow down my SSD?
If the drive is compressed then the box will be ticked
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Re: Did enabling file and folder compression slow down my SSD?
I think what Stuart is saying - correct me if I'm wrong, please - is that it is the entire drive that is compressed by the option, not individual files.
Have you tried using Task Manager to see active applications and how much resource they are consuming when you notice the slow down? That might give some clues.
Have you tried using Task Manager to see active applications and how much resource they are consuming when you notice the slow down? That might give some clues.
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Re: Did enabling file and folder compression slow down my SSD?
That is correct. You could also compress invididual files or folders, from the properties of the specific file or folder.
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