Compress old files

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Bill & Debbie

It appears that WinXp automatically compresses files that haven't been open
for a long time. Is there anyway I can prevent this from happening on an
external HD?
Thanks in advance for your help,
Bill
 
File compression only occurs IF you Run DiskCleanup AND allow it to
compress old files. You get to choose!
 
Bob

It did not give a choice on my machine. See my post to this
thread, That solved the slow assessment of how much space
might be gained by running Disk CleanUp. My situation was by
no means unique.

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Regards.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute
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When I run DiskCleanup, I do not see any way to inhibit "compress old
files". Could you please be more specific.
Thanks in advance for your help,
Bill
 
Bill

I had the same problem. Please see my two posts.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute
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it isn't in the list of options to clean up? Mine is toward the bottom fo
the list...

George
 
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