NTFS compression - worth it?

[lbeachmike]

Hey there -

Does the compression feature create any degradation in access speed for retrieving files from a compressed volume?

In other words, if I format with compression, and I go to open a file from that drive, or copy a file from the drive, or save a file to the drive - will the operation be slower than if compression is not enabled?

Thanks.

Mike

[lbeachmike]

Also wondering if it's generally best to go with the defaults on all other options for NTFS drive formatting ....

[Midknyte]

compression/decompression always slows down performance. don't use it. just get a bigger hard drive.

use quick format, but other than that the defaults should be ok.