compressing old files

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Robert Dubenezic

Is there a way to know what files Windows XP wants to compress before I let
them be compressed.

Thanks,
 
Robert

No. If you scroll down in Disk CleanUp you will see the option to change
how old a file has to be to for them to be compressed. It says 50 days
on my computer and this is most likely the default. The reality seems
to be, however, that it does not work very well. The process clearly
does not compress all categories of file and I have never seen any
definition of what is compressed and what is not compressed. The default
setting is I think to compress but if you look in Windows Explorer you
will see few files displayed in a blue font; the sign that a file has
been compressed.

I manually compress files by right clicking on the containing folder and
selecting Properties, Advanced etc. It is really only worth the effort
with Archives, Windows Update Uninstall folders and System Restore
points if you hold a lot. Files / folder need to be large, rarely
accessed and capable of significant compression.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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thanks for the reply.

Gerry said:
Robert

No. If you scroll down in Disk CleanUp you will see the option to change
how old a file has to be to for them to be compressed. It says 50 days on
my computer and this is most likely the default. The reality seems to be,
however, that it does not work very well. The process clearly does not
compress all categories of file and I have never seen any definition of
what is compressed and what is not compressed. The default setting is I
think to compress but if you look in Windows Explorer you will see few
files displayed in a blue font; the sign that a file has been compressed.

I manually compress files by right clicking on the containing folder and
selecting Properties, Advanced etc. It is really only worth the effort
with Archives, Windows Update Uninstall folders and System Restore points
if you hold a lot. Files / folder need to be large, rarely accessed and
capable of significant compression.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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You're welcome Robert.


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Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
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