File Contents Changed After Running Compression Agent (134771)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q134771 SYMPTOMS
After running Compression Agent, you may notice that the contents of some
files on the compressed drive have changed.
CAUSE
The changed files were created by a program that pre-allocates storage
space by creating one large file on the hard disk. When the program needs
to write a data file to the hard disk, it overwrites part of the original
file with the data from the new file. This method of pre-allocating storage
space leads to large areas of undefined disk space that are allocated to
the original file. When Compression Agent runs, the contents of these areas
may change.
MORE INFORMATION
The contents that have changed are undefined areas that do not contain
actual data. This change should not affect the performance of Windows 95 or
your programs.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 12/18/2000 |
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| Keywords: | KB134771 |
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