Howdy... You did not mention which OS you have, or what compression program you are using. I can give several ways to accomplish this, but only one or two will work. Knowing the additional details will allow me to tell you which ones will work. Richard -----Original Message----- From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of TomLee Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 11:32 PM To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [TechAssist] computer hard drive Hello group. I have an used hardrive that has compress mode.Even I format it but It still have compress mode. I want it back to regular. How can I do.Please help . TIA Dang TD electronics. ------------------------------------------ To REMOVE your email address, click here: http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html To CHANGE your email address, click here: http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html ------------------------------------------ ***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ ------------------------------------------ To REMOVE your email address, click here: http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html To CHANGE your email address, click here: http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html ------------------------------------------ ***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/