please use the script to decompress a folder that was compressed already
import ctypes
import subprocess
import os
class disable_file_system_redirection:
_disable = ctypes.windll.kernel32.Wow64DisableWow64FsRedirection
_revert = ctypes.windll.kernel32.Wow64RevertWow64FsRedirection
def __enter__(self):
self.old_value = ctypes.c_long()
self.success = self._disable(ctypes.byref(self.old_value))
def __exit__(self, type, value, traceback):
if self.success:
self._revert(self.old_value)
Path = r'C:\Users\Administrator\Documents'
if os.path.isdir(Path):
Path = os.path.join(Path, '*')
with disable_file_system_redirection():
pObj = subprocess.Popen('compact /U /I {}'.format(Path), shell=True, stdout = subprocess.PIPE, stderr = subprocess.PIPE)
rTup = pObj.communicate()
rCod = pObj.returncode
for i in rTup:
print i
else:
print '{} is not valid folder'.format(Path)
usage:
Path = r’C:\Users\Administrator\Documents’ - you can the Path value based on your requirement
sample output:
