If you post the names of the files that are not being compressed I may be
able to tell you why it is not working. They may be system files, have
read-only attributes, or there may just be a problem with your hard drive.
"Ctrl¤/Alt¤/Del¤®" <""Alt-Ctrl-Del"@____" wrote:
> Jonathan, I realize it is not much space, if the solution to the
> problem is too convoluted I may not pursue it. Although, if anyone
> did know why this would happen I would be glad to hear about it to see
> if I can correct it.
>
> Thanks
>
>
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>
> Jonathan wrote:
> > 29MB is really not very much space. That's the size of the RAM back in '94. I
> > would just leave it uncompressed. It's not really doing any harm to the
> > system, and like a lot of people say, if it's not broke, don't fix it.
> >
> > "Ctrl¤/Alt¤/Del¤®" <""Alt-Ctrl-Del"@____" wrote:
> >
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> I am having a small problem that I would like to describe and
> >> hopefully receive some help with.
> >>
> >> XP-Home/SP2
> >>
> >> Disk Cleanup/Compress Old Files
> >>
> >> The problem I have is that I have a set amount of files on the
> >> "Compress Old Files" line within Disk Cleanup that will not compress.
> >>
> >> Disk Cleanup does not freeze, as I have seen a fix for in several
> >> places. It finishes and works fine, except for always leaving some
> >> files that will not compress.
> >>
> >> It is 29 MB's of files that will not compress, they are always there,
> >> that amount, I mean. Anything over that will compress fine. Say that
> >> it says there are 39 MB's that can be compressed, 10 MB's will be
> >> compressed and it will be back down to the "always there" 29 MB's that
> >> will not compress.
> >>
> >> I have tried running Disk Cleanup in safe mode and I have also tried
> >> the workaround where you delete the Volume Cache Key in the Registry,
> >> neither worked.
> >>
> >> Does anyone have a suggestion that I could try?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Altie
> >>
> >> --
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> >> into an abyss and fully immersed in a drowning pool of mental illness.
> >> --
> >> All of Usenet is in a psychological, emotional, and antisocial free fall
> >> into an abyss and fully immersed in a drowning pool of mental illness.
> >>
>
> --
> All of Usenet is in a psychological, emotional, and antisocial free fall
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