arrows on icons

hey guys.
On my laptop I noticed that as you can see,there are many icons (shortcuts) and files with these arrows on it?
What is this and how to get rid of it?

Or the 'Change or Remove Compression Blue Arrows...….' Tut.

Guys,blue arrows are on files too,not shortcuts..

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paulco said:

Or the 'Change or Remove Compression Blue Arrows...….' Tut.

Ok did this,and there is still arrows:
Remove Two Blue Arrows Icon on Files and Folders in Windows 10
Why did this occur?How can I disable it for all files/folders,these arrows are all over place?

Brink said:

Hello frozensun,

As you discovered, the blue arrows indicate the files are compressed.

Compress or Uncompress Files and Folders in Windows 10

Other than uncompressing the files, you could use the transparent.ico file and method in the tutorial below to remove (hide) the blue arrow icons.

Change or Remove Compression Blue Arrows on Icons in Windows 10

What u mean compressed?I didn't compress any of those files...

Brink said:

Either the files or the folder the files are in have been compressed by something since that's what the two blue arrows stand for.

It may be possible that Windows 10 was compress instead. You can check to verify using step 3 below.

Compress or Uncompress Windows 10 with Compact OS

Are you able to uncompress the files or folders using option 2 below?

Compress or Uncompress Files and Folders in Windows 10

Yep the trick via untickle compress files/folders via general tab works...but windows did it for a lot of my files..
How do I permanently stop Windows 10 from doing this?

Brink said:

Great news.

I would first check to see if Windows 10 is compressed or not, and uncompress it if so. This will help avoid having to manually uncompress so many.

Just to note, uncompressing them will use up more drive space. If you are low on space, this will make it even lower.

How do I check that?What you mean if Windows is compressed?
I have this problem only on this laptop...why would OS compress itself? Hmmm...