My Filenames are Blue (SP1)

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What does it mean when within Windows Explorer (or My Computer) a folder, plus all sub-folders and filenames within that folder are listed in bright blue?

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It could mean they’re compressed (or, less likely, encrypted)?

See Windows Explorer => Tools => Options => the View tab => Advanced settings, then scroll to three lines from the bottom to the line “Show encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color”, and see whether removing/adding the tick to the preceding box makes any difference. (You may well need to stop and start Windows Explorer to observe a difference…)

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I had this same question about blue files. I went to Windows Explore Help and searched for “windows explorer file color”. The only result that I got was the Glossary! Some help.

Using the same search at WOPR, I found what I needed easily. Thanks to everyone who makes this tremendous resource possible.

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Cathy

Glad you found the answer!

John

PS Are there many states called Kansas in Venezuela? Or are you suffering from the dreaded “Mouse Wheel Creep Syndrome”?!

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Cathy

Glad you found the answer!

John

PS Are there many states called Kansas in Venezuela? Or are you suffering from the dreaded “Mouse Wheel Creep Syndrome”?!

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I had this same question about blue files. I went to Windows Explore Help and searched for “windows explorer file color”. The only result that I got was the Glossary! Some help.

Using the same search at WOPR, I found what I needed easily. Thanks to everyone who makes this tremendous resource possible.

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It could mean they’re compressed (or, less likely, encrypted)?

See Windows Explorer => Tools => Options => the View tab => Advanced settings, then scroll to three lines from the bottom to the line “Show encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color”, and see whether removing/adding the tick to the preceding box makes any difference. (You may well need to stop and start Windows Explorer to observe a difference…)

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