Guest JCB Posted July 14, 2007 Posted July 14, 2007 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, -- JCB\1059
Guest Detlev Dreyer Posted July 14, 2007 Posted July 14, 2007 Re: Disk Cleanup "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
Guest JCB Posted July 14, 2007 Posted July 14, 2007 Re: Disk Cleanup 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 >
Guest Detlev Dreyer Posted July 14, 2007 Posted July 14, 2007 Re: Disk Cleanup "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
Guest Gary Brandenburg Posted July 14, 2007 Posted July 14, 2007 Re: Disk Cleanup "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
Guest JCB Posted July 14, 2007 Posted July 14, 2007 Re: Disk Cleanup 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 > > >
Guest Gary Brandenburg Posted July 14, 2007 Posted July 14, 2007 Re: Disk Cleanup "JCB" <JCB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:E72DA6D1-95BF-4974-93B5-EF98C2850EF5@microsoft.com... | 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
Guest JCB Posted July 15, 2007 Posted July 15, 2007 Re: Disk Cleanup Thank you, Detlev. But please decipher your acronym: AFAIK... -- 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 >
Guest Shenan Stanley Posted July 15, 2007 Posted July 15, 2007 Re: Disk Cleanup 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 -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
Guest Gerry Posted July 15, 2007 Posted July 15, 2007 Re: Disk Cleanup 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! -- Regards. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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
Guest Detlev Dreyer Posted July 15, 2007 Posted July 15, 2007 Re: Disk Cleanup "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. -- d-d
Guest Detlev Dreyer Posted July 15, 2007 Posted July 15, 2007 Re: Disk Cleanup "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) -- d-d
Guest Gerry Posted July 15, 2007 Posted July 15, 2007 Re: Disk Cleanup Detlev Gary pointed it out not me. -- 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.
Guest Detlev Dreyer Posted July 15, 2007 Posted July 15, 2007 Re: Disk Cleanup "Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote: > Gary pointed it out not me. Gary, yeah, not Gerry. Sorry Gary and thanks for the correction, Gerry. ;) -- d-d
Guest Plato Posted July 16, 2007 Posted July 16, 2007 Re: Disk Cleanup =?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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