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kataboom
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Posted - Dec 9 2006 : 1:01AM
going through my music folders i noticed some files were highlighted in blue & others in plain black.

check it:
music folder

any ideas or solutions to this question? thx

Edited by - kataboom on Dec 9 2006


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Hardware All-Star Supporter
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Posted - Dec 9 2006 : 1:26AM
The pic only shows one file with black text, which I assume to mean it's the currently selected file.
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kataboom
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Posted - Dec 9 2006 : 1:37AM
hard - i didnt select the file at all. some folders have the files checkerboarded - half blue & half black.

another folder

Edited by - kataboom on 12/9/2006 2:16:07 AM

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Hardware All-Star Supporter
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Posted - Dec 9 2006 : 4:11AM
Sorry, but I'm not that up on XP's file system. The only two reasons I can think of to color code individual files it to indicate that they're currently selected or to indicate that they've changed. Of course, M$ is under no obligation to agree with me.

However, what happens if you select all files in the folder then de-select them? Do the colors go back to what they were before?

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kataboom
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Posted - Dec 9 2006 : 4:14AM
it looks like this right when i open a folder. i dont select or de-select any of them.

im thinking maybe it has to do with itunes putting its claws in my file system but i still dont understand what it could mean. i already tried to see if it indicated wether a file had been played or not, but that wasnt it.

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Posted - Dec 9 2006 : 4:23AM
If those are all songs that you've added to iTunes then that could be it. You can try adding a new song and see if that makes the color change.
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kataboom
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Posted - Dec 9 2006 : 5:04AM
ill do it tomorrow to check on that. thx hardware
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Drew Black
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Posted - Dec 9 2006 : 9:44AM
In the first screenshot I see what appears to be a blurred out Itunes icon. Was Itunes possibly playing the file with the black text at that time?

Is the \desktop\music folder the one that Itunes is using for its library?

I wasn't able to access the second folder.

The icons associated with mp3 files on your system indicate that Windows Media Player is their default handler. (This is is atypical on a Windows system with Itunes.) I wouldn't be surprised if the different colors have something to do with WMP and the new licensing stuff built into it.

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john thomas
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Posted - Dec 9 2006 : 10:13AM
I see a similar thing among my document files in Windows XP: some titled in blue, some in black. There it seems (from a rough inspection) to relate to how long since the document was last modified, with older documents marked blue.
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pinc_noiz
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Posted - Dec 9 2006 : 10:35AM
Files your (MS-XP) PC has encrypted are green, and compressed files are blue IIRC.

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edit to ad: [found at XP-help on my PC]
To display encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color
Open Folder Options in Control Panel.
Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
Click Appearance and Themes, and then click Folder Options.
On the View tab, select the Show encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color check box.

Note
When you select this option, the names of encrypted or compressed NTFS files and folders will be displayed in a different color in the folder.


Edited by - pinc_noiz on 12/9/2006 10:49:08 AM

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john thomas
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Posted - Dec 9 2006 : 11:17AM
Thanks pinc_noiz. All my files are now titled in black and the borderline OCD anal retentive that I am is mightily pleased to see it. I'm sure it will work for kataboom too.
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Gentleman Jon All-Star Supporter
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Posted - Dec 9 2006 : 12:57PM
Files in blue have been compressed because it has been a while since you last used them. Files in black are uncompressed, and will open faster but also take up a smidgen more hard drive space.
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kataboom
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Posted - Dec 9 2006 : 10:44PM
thanks for the help ppl. hey pink noise - if thats the way to change them, what is the use of this feature?
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pinc_noiz
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Posted - Dec 10 2006 : 4:09AM
As I'm really not that in to computering, Gentleman Jon's post did explain the matter nicely to me. Probably he's able to explain further?

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kataboom
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Posted - Dec 10 2006 : 2:21PM
well, i clicked on a few files & played them to see if gent was right but the files stayed the same color.
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kataboom
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Posted - Dec 10 2006 : 2:28PM
well screw it - my files are all black now & im happy! someone call the OCD police!
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budtugley
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Posted - Dec 12 2006 : 2:04AM
Blue means the file has been compressed.
If you right-click on your hard drive(s)in My Computer, go to properties at the bottom of the menu. There is a check box for compression and if you do that, the files turn blue. It saves disc space. The downside is that it will slightly slow down the computer which has to uncompress the file when it's accessed.
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