https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/make-featureclass-to-geodatabase-tool-honour/idi-p/1602698 <P>I often compress a file geodatabase Feature Class to save space, especially if the dataset is very large and supplied by third party as I'm very unlikely to edit it.</P><P>Sometimes I need to copy these compressed datasets into new file geodatabase. Typically I would right click on the geodatabase and choose Import &gt; Feature Class. This runs the Feature Class&nbsp;to Geodatabase&nbsp; tool. This tool fails to honour the compression, if the Feature Class is indeed compressed. It copies it into the new geodatabase in an uncompressed format.</P><P>My idea is to ensure that the&nbsp;Feature Class&nbsp;to Geodatabase tool imports Feature Classes in their compressed state, if they are indeed compressed.</P> Fri, 04 Apr 2025 11:43:10 GMT DuncanHornby 2025-04-04T11:43:10Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/make-featureclass-to-geodatabase-tool-honour/idi-p/1602698 <P>I often compress a file geodatabase Feature Class to save space, especially if the dataset is very large and supplied by third party as I'm very unlikely to edit it.</P><P>Sometimes I need to copy these compressed datasets into new file geodatabase. Typically I would right click on the geodatabase and choose Import &gt; Feature Class. This runs the Feature Class&nbsp;to Geodatabase&nbsp; tool. This tool fails to honour the compression, if the Feature Class is indeed compressed. It copies it into the new geodatabase in an uncompressed format.</P><P>My idea is to ensure that the&nbsp;Feature Class&nbsp;to Geodatabase tool imports Feature Classes in their compressed state, if they are indeed compressed.</P> Fri, 04 Apr 2025 11:43:10 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/make-featureclass-to-geodatabase-tool-honour/idi-p/1602698 DuncanHornby 2025-04-04T11:43:10Z