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decompress
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To restore compressed data back to its original size.

(compression, data)decompress - To reverse the effects of data compression.
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Compressed files take up less storage space, but the compressing action does take extra time, and there's a risk of not being able to successfully uncompress the files when you restore them.
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Today, users must find new software using their desktop PC, download it to the PC, and then perform any number of steps to uncompress files and locate the appropriate files to be installed on the Pocket PC.
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