tldr/pages/windows/compact.md

compact

Display or change the compression state of files and directories on NTFS partitions. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/compact.

• Display the compression status of files in the current directory:

compact

• Compress a specific file:

compact /c {{path\to\file}}

• Uncompress a specific file:

compact /u {{path\to\file}}

• Compress all files in a directory and its subdirectories:

compact /c /s {{path\to\directory}}

• Uncompress all files in a directory and its subdirectories:

compact /u /s {{path\to\directory}}