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There are many kinds of file system such as FAT, FAT 32 and NTFS, but one of the main advantages of the NTFS file system that it has a compression option. If you copy a file with the size of 50MB in a drive with a compression-enabled NTFS file system, it may take only 30MB. The file system of Pen Drives is usually FAT. If you don't have the NTFS option on your Pen Drive's provided software, then do the following:

  1. /FS:NTFS ( Where X is your Pen Drive Letter)
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  2. Right click on your Pen Drive icon and select "Properties".
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    How can I speed up my computer?
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    Delete the remaining cache or applications left on your PC that you don't use.
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    There is no option such as compress drive to save disk file. What should I do?
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    Once you convert the drive from fat32 to ntfs you will see the option itself.
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    Will this procedure increase the capacity of my pen drive or does it just save space?
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    It will only save space. You cannot actually increase the capacity of a USB without adding more hardware to it.
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