ScanDisk States That Compression Ratio Is Too High
Article ID: 134510
Article Last Modified on 11/15/2006
APPLIES TO
This article was previously published under Q134510
SYMPTOMS
After you convert an uncompressed drive that is almost full to a
compressed drive using DriveSpace, you may receive the following error
message when you run ScanDisk:
The ratio that Windows is using to estimate the amount of free space
available on this drive is too high. As a result, Windows reports that
your disk contains more free space than it actually does. To change the
ratio, click the help button, and then carry out the procedure for
changing your compression ratio.
CAUSE
The DriveSpace conversion tool automatically sets the estimated
compression ratio to 2:1. In some rare cases, this ratio is too high.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, follow the instructions on the screen to change
the compression ratio.
Keywords: KB134510