Disk Cleanup

M

mk

I have two computers, both running Win XP Pro, NTFS. Disk Cleanup on one
computer has option to compress and delete old files, the other does not
show this option. Is there a way to make both the same?
 
W

Wesley Vogel

Open My Computer | Right click hard drive |
Properties | General tab |
Is Compress drive to save disk space checked???

[[Specifies that this NTFS drive be compressed. By default, only files in
the root directory are compressed automatically. To have Windows compress
all folders on this drive, select the Also compress subfolders check box in
the message that appears.]]
 
M

mk

FYI, I found the answer to my problem in another post concerning computer
freezing during file compression option on disk cleanup. I ended up
exporting the "Compress old files" registry item from one computer to
another and had success. Thanks for your help.
mk

Open My Computer | Right click hard drive |
Properties | General tab |
Is Compress drive to save disk space checked???

[[Specifies that this NTFS drive be compressed. By default, only files in
the root directory are compressed automatically. To have Windows compress
all folders on this drive, select the Also compress subfolders check box in
the message that appears.]]
 

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