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*Flash memory wear: Flash Drives, Secure Digital (SD) cards, and [[solid-state drive]]s can wear out more quickly due to the increased read/write operations required<ref name="answers.microsoft.com">http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-files/compress-this-drive-to-save-disk-space-does-anyone/cacb889a-66c4-4a51-b742-f94f9fe5c6af?auth=1</ref>
*Flash memory wear: Flash Drives, Secure Digital (SD) cards, and [[solid-state drive]]s can wear out more quickly due to the increased read/write operations required<ref name="answers.microsoft.com">http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-files/compress-this-drive-to-save-disk-space-does-anyone/cacb889a-66c4-4a51-b742-f94f9fe5c6af?auth=1</ref>
*Increased file vulnerability: A single lost of corrupted bit can result in the entire file being destroyed
*Increased file vulnerability: A single lost of corrupted bit can result in the entire file being destroyed
*Increased drive vulnerability: If an entire drive is compressed (an option which [[Windows]] makes easy in its modern versions) then this problem can be magnified--a lost bit or two can cause the entire contents of the drive to be destroyed.
*Increased drive vulnerability: If an entire drive is compressed (an option which [[Windows]] makes easy in its modern versions) then this problem can be magnified—a lost bit or two can cause the entire contents of the drive to be destroyed.
Additionally, compressing files (or file systems) requires more work from the computer's processor, so this tends to decrease the operating speed on the computer while it is accessing such files.
Additionally, compressing files (or file systems) requires more work from the computer's processor, so this tends to decrease the operating speed on the computer while it is accessing such files.