Error 28111: SQL Server setup cannot install files to the compressed or encrypted folder: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\. To continue, make sure that your installation directories are not compressed or encrypted, or specify a different directory, and then run SQL Server Setup again.

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Error:

SQL Server setup cannot install files to the compressed or encrypted folder: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\. To continue, make sure that your installation directories are not compressed or encrypted, or specify a different directory, and then run SQL Server Setup again.

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Solution 1:

SQL Express really doesn’t like compressed folders.  You can tell a folder is compressed if it appears to have a blue name instead of a black name.

How to Fix:

Uncompress the “C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\Data” directory by following these steps:

  1. Navigate “C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\” folder
  2. Right-click on “Data” folder and choose Properties.
  3. Click the Advanced button.
  4. Uncheck the box that says ‘Compress contents to save disk space’
  5. Click OK.
  6. When prompted, make sure you apply changes to all folders, subfolders and files.