Hai, No there is no compulsion that you should compress files unless you are short on Disk space. Compressing can be done in 2 ways in XP One : You can compress the entire drive or selected files using NTFS Compression(Google around u can better results than wat i can tell here) This method is more comfortable if u access files more frequently Two: By using utilities like Winzip or just win xp compression utility(free & comes with XP). Try googling to find more info abt this Happy Compressing, Bala.
Yes, it will compress files, by how much depends on the file type and structure.
You must first compress the files as a .ZIP file. When you compress the file, under the security tab, you can password protect it.
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First, download an archiver program such as 7-Zip, and install it. After installation, select the files you wish to compress, then go to 7-zip context menu, and click 'Add to *.zip' (where * is a file name). Then, a new file should appear in the same directory, which is a compressed ZIP file.
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i believe (not quite sure) that it is at the application layer (layer 1)
Yes is can, It should automatically compress when it is imported via file:import file, without altering the source file. however most audio files nowadays are compressed anyway and there really isn't a simple way to tell if it is compressed or not to start with