- disk cleanup, compressed files #3
- Posted by warwick4 on March 25th, 2008
ok, sorry again, for not being savvy like you...i run this program and it
shows i have nearly 1 million "KILO"bytes, not bytes...how can i access these
to see if any files can be deleted to free up space? plz answer in lawman's
tongue 'cause again i am not savvy like those of you who surf here! thanks...
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warwick4
- Posted by David B. on March 25th, 2008
You need to reply to your original thread when adding information, not
create a new one.
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- Posted by Nepatsfan on March 25th, 2008
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The Compress Old Files option available in the Disk Cleanup utility will not
delete any files. It will simply compress files that Windows has identified as
not being accessed recently. The total you see displayed represents potential
disk space savings.
Click on the Compress Old Files entry and you will see a description of what
selecting that option means. The following text should be displayed in the
Description box.
"Windows can compress files that you haven't accessed in a while. Compressing
the files will save disk space while still enabling you to access them. No files
will be deleted. Because files compress at different rates, the displayed amount
of disk space you will gain is approximate".
If you click on the Options button under that text, Windows will allow you to
set how many days should pass before Disk Cleanup offers to compress a file.
Take a look at the Compress Old Files section of this web site for more info.
Disk Cleanup Utility
http://www.theeldergeek.com/disk_cleanup_utility.htm
If you're running out of space on your hard drive, there are far better options
than Disk Cleanup. Shenan Stanley, MS-MVP already provided you with a number of
steps to clean up your hard drive in your original thread.
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...18cb7f456ba79b
Good luck
Nepatsfan
- Posted by Ken Blake, MVP on March 25th, 2008
On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:57:00 -0700, warwick4
<warwick4@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
Like who? What is this about? If you meant this as a reply to a
previous post, nobody knows what you're talking about if you start a
new thread. You need to *reply* to the previous message, and you need
to quote it (as I did your message here) so we know what you're
talking about.
What program?
One million kilobytes is one gigabyte. It sounds like a big number,
but if you're talking about disk space, it isn't much at all. At
today's hard drive prices, it's under $1.00 US worth.
I have no idea, since I have no idea what you are referring to. What
program are you running and exactly what does it tell you about these
nearly 1 million "KILO"bytes. Please be explicit and don't paraphrase.
provide the exact verbatim text of what you see on the screen.
"Lawman's tongue"?
OK. "Just the facts, Ma'am." ;-)
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