Disk Cleanup

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When doing Disk Cleanup on WinXPSP2, the option to Compress Old Files to Save
Disk Space is available. What criterion or criteria is/are used by the OS to
determine "Old" - is it based on Modified Date? Last Accessed Date?

Thanks,
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"JCB" <JCB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> When doing Disk Cleanup on WinXPSP2, the option to Compress Old Files to Save
> Disk Space is available. What criterion or criteria is/are used by the OS to
> determine "Old" - is it based on Modified Date? Last Accessed Date?

The criterion is that a file hasn't been used for 50 days at least.

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Thank you. Is that a setting in the registry that can be configured?
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"Detlev Dreyer" wrote:

> "JCB" <JCB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> > When doing Disk Cleanup on WinXPSP2, the option to Compress Old Files to Save
> > Disk Space is available. What criterion or criteria is/are used by the OS to
> > determine "Old" - is it based on Modified Date? Last Accessed Date?
>
> The criterion is that a file hasn't been used for 50 days at least.
>
> --
> d-d
>
 
"JCB" <JCB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Thank you. Is that a setting in the registry that can be configured?

The option to compress old files can be removed from the registry, however,
that 50 days criterion is hard-coded AFAIK.

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"JCB" <JCB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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| Thank you. Is that a setting in the registry that can be configured?
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| JCB\1059
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|
| "Detlev Dreyer" wrote:
|
| > "JCB" <JCB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
| >
| > > When doing Disk Cleanup on WinXPSP2, the option to Compress Old Files
to Save
| > > Disk Space is available. What criterion or criteria is/are used by
the OS to
| > > determine "Old" - is it based on Modified Date? Last Accessed Date?
| >
| > The criterion is that a file hasn't been used for 50 days at least.
| >
| > --
| > d-d
| >


When you run Disc Cleanup & the results window pops up , highlight the
"Compress Old Files" & look in "Options"
There you can change the number of days.
~Gary
 
Why that's so simple...I'm embarassed...LOL

Thanks, Gary.
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"Gary Brandenburg" wrote:

>
> "JCB" <JCB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:11D88500-D337-470B-9CAD-59650FCA4A99@microsoft.com...
> | Thank you. Is that a setting in the registry that can be configured?
> | --
> | JCB\1059
> |
> |
> | "Detlev Dreyer" wrote:
> |
> | > "JCB" <JCB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> | >
> | > > When doing Disk Cleanup on WinXPSP2, the option to Compress Old Files
> to Save
> | > > Disk Space is available. What criterion or criteria is/are used by
> the OS to
> | > > determine "Old" - is it based on Modified Date? Last Accessed Date?
> | >
> | > The criterion is that a file hasn't been used for 50 days at least.
> | >
> | > --
> | > d-d
> | >
>
>
> When you run Disc Cleanup & the results window pops up , highlight the
> "Compress Old Files" & look in "Options"
> There you can change the number of days.
> ~Gary
>
>
>
 
"JCB" <JCB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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| Why that's so simple...I'm embarassed...LOL
|
| Thanks, Gary.
| --
| JCB\1059
|
|
| "Gary Brandenburg" wrote:
|
| >
| > "JCB" <JCB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
| > news:11D88500-D337-470B-9CAD-59650FCA4A99@microsoft.com...
| > | Thank you. Is that a setting in the registry that can be configured?
| > | --
| > | JCB\1059
| > |
| > |
| > | "Detlev Dreyer" wrote:
| > |
| > | > "JCB" <JCB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
| > | >
| > | > > When doing Disk Cleanup on WinXPSP2, the option to Compress Old
Files
| > to Save
| > | > > Disk Space is available. What criterion or criteria is/are used
by
| > the OS to
| > | > > determine "Old" - is it based on Modified Date? Last Accessed
Date?
| > | >
| > | > The criterion is that a file hasn't been used for 50 days at least.
| > | >
| > | > --
| > | > d-d
| > | >
| >
| >
| > When you run Disc Cleanup & the results window pops up , highlight the
| > "Compress Old Files" & look in "Options"
| > There you can change the number of days.
| > ~Gary
| >
| >
| >

You're quite welcome!
~Gary
 
Thank you, Detlev. But please decipher your acronym: AFAIK...
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JCB\1059


"Detlev Dreyer" wrote:

> "JCB" <JCB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> > Thank you. Is that a setting in the registry that can be configured?
>
> The option to compress old files can be removed from the registry, however,
> that 50 days criterion is hard-coded AFAIK.
>
> --
> d-d
>
 
JCB wrote:
> Thank you, Detlev. But please decipher your acronym: AFAIK...

Search using Google!
http://www.google.com/
(How-to: http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html )

Example... A search for:

what is the acronym AFAIK

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=what+is+the+acronym+AFAIK

Brings up links like:
http://www.acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?String=exact&Acronym=afaik

Which tells you AFAIK stands for "As Far As I Know" or "And for All I
Know"...

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Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
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How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
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Shenan the point being that this is one of the rare occasions when
Detlev did not know and Gary did. JCB thought the solution simple but it
is not obvious unless you know it's there. It was a new one to me!

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Regards.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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Shenan Stanley wrote:
> JCB wrote:
>> Thank you, Detlev. But please decipher your acronym: AFAIK...
>
> Search using Google!
> http://www.google.com/
> (How-to: http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html )
>
> Example... A search for:
>
> what is the acronym AFAIK
>
> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=what+is+the+acronym+AFAIK
>
> Brings up links like:
> http://www.acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?String=exact&Acronym=afaik
>
> Which tells you AFAIK stands for "As Far As I Know" or "And for All I
> Know"...
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
 
"JCB" <JCB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Thank you, Detlev. But please decipher your acronym: AFAIK...

AFAIR: As Far As I Know. I added this term because I removed the "Compress
Old Files" option from *all* of my systems according to this MSKB article:
"Disk Cleanup Tool Stops Responding While Compressing Old Files"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/812248/en-us

Therefore, the option that Gerry mentioned (good catch) is not available
here since all of my systems are configured the same way regarding the
basic settings.

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d-d
 
"Detlev Dreyer" <detdreyer@flashmail.com> wrote:

>> Thank you, Detlev. But please decipher your acronym: AFAIK...
>
> AFAIR: As Far As I Know.

Typo. AFAIK: As Far As I Know.
(AFAIR: As Far As I Remember)

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d-d
 
Detlev

Gary pointed it out not me.

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Regards.

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


Detlev Dreyer wrote:
> "JCB" <JCB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>> Thank you, Detlev. But please decipher your acronym: AFAIK...
>
> AFAIR: As Far As I Know. I added this term because I removed the
> "Compress Old Files" option from *all* of my systems according to
> this MSKB article: "Disk Cleanup Tool Stops Responding While
> Compressing Old Files" http://support.microsoft.com/kb/812248/en-us
>
> Therefore, the option that Gerry mentioned (good catch) is not
> available here since all of my systems are configured the same way
> regarding the basic settings.
 
"Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote:

> Gary pointed it out not me.

Gary, yeah, not Gerry. Sorry Gary and thanks for the correction, Gerry. ;)

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d-d
 
=?Utf-8?B?SkNC?= wrote:
>
> When doing Disk Cleanup on WinXPSP2, the option to Compress Old Files to Save
> Disk Space is available. What criterion or criteria is/are used by the OS to
> determine "Old" - is it based on Modified Date? Last Accessed Date?

http://www.bootdisk.com/xptop20.htm#2
 
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