I use NTFS compression on some folders, I understand the pros and cons of this, but for my use case it is preferred.
I have noticed some odd behavior for many years. Some applications do not "honor" the directory compression flag.
I have never been able to determine why this is so. I'd like to understand the reasons and if there is any way to "force" and application to honor it.
Currently I just use a batch that runs compact from time to time on the required folders.
Best Answer
Do you mean that the
compressioncheckbox is unchecked altogether?Probably what's happening is that those applications are creating files somewhere else then moving them into the destination folder. A move on the same partition won't force the compression to be applied because of the new parent.