Windows 10: Compressed folder (two blue arrows)

Every time I create a new folder, it shows the two blue arrows. I know how to get rid of it after creating a new folder, but it never did this before. Is there a way to change the settings so that when I create the new folder, it doesn't have those two blue arrows?



Thank you.

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Blue Arrows on folder and file icons

Double Blue Arrows that point at each other = Compression:

Originally, this feature was fantastic.

Previously, compression was indicated simply and optionally by turning the file/folder name blue.

 

How to get rid of the blue arrow for the compressed folder, I do not want to uncompress the folder

How to get rid of the blue arrow for the compressed folder, I do not want to uncompress the folder , can microsoft give us a script to run to remove the arrows from the folder , its irritating to look at the folders.

 

Two blue arrows [compression?] on literally nearly everything

Yes, you are right, this is for a compressed folder:





This link explains the issue that Windows 10 supports compression for individual files and folders on NTFS volumes using NTFS compression. It's nothing to be alarmed about, not a virus or anything.. This just allows you to shrink files to save space with the advantage to keep accessing your files as you would normally do without compression, and without the need to decompress files using extra software.

Perhaps you clicked on an option to do that, or a newly installed program had this feature to save some space or something. Or you might have compressed them when right clicking on the drive and choosing to compress it and applied it to all subfolders and files:





You could reverse that by unchecking that option same way and applying it to all subfolders and files. Or if they performance is the same or better and you want to keep it, but only change the icon, you can easily restore the "old-icon-look" through the steps provided here.