Can I disable the File and Folder Compression option for the entire hard drive without having to format it again? If yes, how? Would that automatically uncompress all of my files and folders within the hard drive?.

If I can uncompress a file and folder, how would I do that?.

external hard drive or another computer) which did not have the compression option enabled, would the files and folders still be compressed or would they be automatically uncompressed?

If I copied or transferred the FLAC songs or any other files or folders from my music hard drive to a different hard drive (e.g.

Would the compression impact the sound quality of my FLAC song files?.

How would I know if my files and folders are compressed by the File and Folder Compression feature?.

However, out of curiosity I have questions about what would happen if I did use the mentioned compression option. Since my music hard drive has a large storage capacity, I see no need to use the Enable File and Folder Compression option. I have used the NTFS format as recommended in the hard drive formatting instructions.

I have recently formatted a hard drive in Disc Management on Windows 10 Home for use to store my entire FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Compression) music collection.

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