Compressed files/folders

After compressing files/folders,can the original file/folder be deleted
safely ?

On Fri, 6 Jun 2008 08:49:02 -0700, DebM448
<> wrote:

>After compressing files/folders,can the original file/folder be deleted
>safely ?

Umm... the compressed file/folder IS the original/file folder, it's
just compressed (made smaller).

"Nonny" wrote:

> On Fri, 6 Jun 2008 08:49:02 -0700, DebM448
> <> wrote:
>
> >After compressing files/folders,can the original file/folder be deleted
> >safely ?
>
> Umm... the compressed file/folder IS the original/file folder, it's
> just compressed (made smaller).
> Ok,that's what I thought, I just wanted to be sure because it is still showing in my folders above the compressed folder. Thank you.

"Nonny" <> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 6 Jun 2008 08:49:02 -0700, DebM448
> <> wrote:
>
>>After compressing files/folders,can the original file/folder be deleted
>>safely ?
>
> Umm... the compressed file/folder IS the original/file folder, it's
> just compressed (made smaller).


He/she might be referring to zipped folders, in which case I think the
original would still exist and would appear next to the original in the same
way, IIRC.

ss.