Compressed files

I'm working on a laptop belonging to a friend. It has been set to "compress old files" when running disk cleanup. I believe there is a problem with some of these files (can't be deleted). Is there a way to uncompress?

Christer

 

Try this ....

How to Uncompress Old Files After Disk Cleanup

 

Thanks Pete, that was quick. I'll try it tomorrow and post back with the result.

Christer

 

Google is your friend

 

I went google on it too but didn't find that webpage. Anyway, uncompressing didn't solve the problem.

(The problem is a folder created by Norton Utilities. It's located in Recycler and named NPROTECT. In it, files are listed but when attempting to delete the folder or individual files ... ... they aren't there. It appears that they HAVE been deleted but for some reason, still are listed. Compression was a shot in the dark.)

Christer

 

Try this .....

How to remove the NPROTECT folder after deletion of System Works

 

I went google again and found the solution:

rmdir /s \\?\C:\RECYCLER\NPROTECT

Christer

 

Guess you found the URL I posted

 

Not that one but another.

This time you only beat me by the second(s) ... ... ! (I had to test it prior to posting.)

Christer