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title: Creating a File Compression Autopolicy
slug: ps/help/en_us/ics/com/frcg/creating-a-file-compression-autopolicy
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createdAt: 2026-08-03T09:58:43.365Z
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Compression autopolicies specify which types of file data to compress when you enable GZIP compression through the **Maintenance > System > Options **page of the admin console.

To create a file compression autopolicy:

1. Create a file resource profile.
2. Click **Show ALL autopolicy **types.
3. Select the **Autopolicy: Windows File Compression** check box.
4. In the **Resource** field, specify the resource to which this policy applies using the format: \\\server\[\share\[\path]] for Windows resources.
5. In the **Action** field, select one of the following options:
   - **Compress **- Select this option to compress data from the specified resource.
   - **Do not compress **- Select this option to disable compression for the specified resource.
6. Click **Add**.