# Risks for Orthanc Storage Directory and whole disk compression?

**URL:** https://discourse.orthanc-server.org/t/risks-for-orthanc-storage-directory-and-whole-disk-compression/1518
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**Created:** [June 12, 2019, 1:25pm UTC](https://discourse.orthanc-server.org/t/risks-for-orthanc-storage-directory-and-whole-disk-compression/1518 "2019-06-12T13:25:48Z")
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### Author: ![Jonathan\_salas](https://discourse.orthanc-server.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/ecc23a/32.png) [@Jonathan\_salas](https://discourse.orthanc-server.org/u/Jonathan_salas)
#### Post date: [June 12, 2019, 1:25pm UTC](https://discourse.orthanc-server.org/t/risks-for-orthanc-storage-directory-and-whole-disk-compression/1518/1 "2019-06-12T13:25:48Z")

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Hello,

I as wondering if there were any known contraindications to holding your storage directory on a compressed drive. I’m running Orthanc 1.5.6 on windows 7 x64.

Thanks!

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### Author: ![jodogne](https://discourse.orthanc-server.org/user_avatar/discourse.orthanc-server.org/jodogne/32/1511_2.png) [@jodogne](https://discourse.orthanc-server.org/u/jodogne)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2019, 7:12am UTC](https://discourse.orthanc-server.org/t/risks-for-orthanc-storage-directory-and-whole-disk-compression/1518/2 "2019-06-15T07:12:51Z")

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Hello,

There are no known such contraindications.

Sébastien-