Run disk cleanup again and remove the check from "Compress old files."
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"_" <himtn@austin.rr.com> wrote in message
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>I tried compressing my older files using that option in disk cleanup.
> There was not a significant difference in the used space. How do I
> decompress them?
> Thanks
>
Re: Disk cleanup - compress old files ... Let me start off by saying that I quit using Disk Cleanup several years ago. ...Compress Old Files just happens to be one of the options of cleanmgr.exe. ... You can use Disk Cleanup to free up space on your hard disk by removing temporary Internet files, removing installed components and programs that you no longer use, and emptying the Recycle Bin." ... When running an operating system as complex as Windows, you may not always know the significance of all the files on your computer. ... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain)
Re: Change In Disk Cleanup Operation ... Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit. ...Unsolicited e-mail is not answered. ... impact on the other files in the Compress Old Files category? ... of Disk Cleanup (except for the mysterious 32KB in WebClient/Publisher ... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics)
Re: Defrag Not Defragging & Disk Cleanup Wizard Hangs ... > running disk cleanup, but it removes the option to compress from the list. ... >> Kevin Weilbacher...Defrag runs and says it completes sucessfully, ... (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
Re: Disk Cleanup ... That has been part of disk cleanup for Windows 2000, ... it does not compress anything immediately. ... Brian Livingston posted a regedit quick fix and completely does ... (microsoft.public.backoffice.smallbiz2000)
Re: DISK CLEANUP -- COMPUTER FREEZES DURING FILE COMPRESSION ... I had seen that facility on the Kellys-Korner site when I was ... I executed it and nothing was added back to the Registry and the option was ... But doing a Disk Cleanup with only the Compress Old Files option ... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics)
