Help with Disk Cleanup

[Elaine]

I can not get Disk Cleanup to work. It went about 1/8th of the way on the
bar and then stops, tells me it may take awhile. I left it over an hour and
it had not moved. The hard drive is acting like it is doing something. How
long should a disk cleanup take. I have XP Pro

tks
elaine

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

Unless Task Manager reports 'not responding', let it go on.

 

[Gerry]

Elaine

What stage is taking the time? Assessing how much space can be saved
or the cleaning up process?

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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[WTC]

I can not get Disk Cleanup to work. It went about 1/8th of the way
on the bar and then stops, tells me it may take awhile. I left it
over an hour and it had not moved. The hard drive is acting like it
is doing something. How long should a disk cleanup take. I have XP
Pro

Hi Elaine,

Try this KB article if the Disk Clenaup is not respoding while
compressing the old files.

Disk Cleanup Tool Stops Responding While Compressing Old Files
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/812248

 

[Elaine]

Thanks William, worked like a charm, this is a great group. Now can I
delete the volumecaches from my desktop?

elaine

I can not get Disk Cleanup to work. It went about 1/8th of the way
on the bar and then stops, tells me it may take awhile. I left it
over an hour and it had not moved. The hard drive is acting like it
is doing something. How long should a disk cleanup take. I have XP
Pro

Hi Elaine,

Try this KB article if the Disk Clenaup is not respoding while
compressing the old files.

Disk Cleanup Tool Stops Responding While Compressing Old Files
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/812248

 

[WTC]

Hi Elaine,

Try this KB article if the Disk Clenaup is not respoding while
compressing the old files.

Disk Cleanup Tool Stops Responding While Compressing Old Files
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/812248

Thanks William, worked like a charm, this is a great group. Now can I
delete the volumecaches from my desktop?

elaine

Hi Elaine,

I am assuming the "volumecaches from my desktop" is the Registry branch
you backup to your desktop before deleting the *compress* *old* *file*
registry key. If it is then you _may_ safely delete the "volumecaches"
registration file from your Desktop.

I am glad the solution I provide has solved your problem with the Disk
Cleanup tool for Windows XP.