The primary benefit of this feature is undeniable: immediate storage reclamation. On a drive filled with text documents, uncompressed images, and system logs, compression can often reduce file sizes by 30% to 50%. For a user with a small Solid State Drive (SSD), say 128GB or 256GB, this can effectively "create" enough space to install crucial updates or new software without the immediate need for a hardware upgrade. In this specific scenario—where hardware expansion is impossible and budget constraints are tight—compression serves as a viable, temporary lifeline.
Before compressing the entire drive, try these "cleaner" methods that don't impact performance: compressing c drive