Disk cleanup old compressed files

[dingdonglady104]

I cannot delete old compressed files (60,000plus) when
using disk clean up..I am a novice user and try to keep
my system clean of garbage..can you please help

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Try the following web sites for troubleshooting suggestions:

Visit http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm and scroll
down to Line #48. In the right-hand window, click on
"Disk Cleanup - Compress Old Files Freezes"

Simply click on Kelly's fix, download the registry fix, then run it.
(Note: Disable your antivirus program before running the repair script)

[Courtesy of Kelly Theriot, MS-MVP]

Applicable Microsoft Knowledge Base Article:

Disk Cleanup Tool Stops Responding While Compressing Old Files
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;812248

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx

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| I cannot delete old compressed files (60,000plus) when
| using disk clean up..I am a novice user and try to keep
| my system clean of garbage..can you please help


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[Sharon F]

I cannot delete old compressed files (60,000plus) when
using disk clean up..I am a novice user and try to keep
my system clean of garbage..can you please help

Any messages when you try? Keep in mind that not all compressed files are
unnecessary files. Instead they may be files that are used infrequently.
Examples: Files belonging to a program that you use but run only once in a
great while or irreplaceable photos that are not frequently accessed.

Unless you have changed the default settings in Folder Options, compressed
files and folders are displayed in blue. It may be more wise to use Windows
Explorer to find out what those files are. Instead of deleting them with
Disk Cleanup, delete them manually or uninstall the programs they belong to
(if you no longer need those programs).

One place you will find blue items is in the Windows folder. Any hotfix
that includes an uninstall mechanism will have stashed the old versions of
files in folders with names similar to $NtUninstallKBxxxxxx$ with xxxxx
being the hotfix number. If you are positive that you will not need to
uninstall a hotfix (it's working well on your system), then you could
safely delete the related folder to regain disk space. In other words, you
forfeit the ability to uninstall a hotfix as a tradeoff for the regained
space.