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Compress old files on D:\
Name: cecev Date: June 19, 2009 at 23:41:40 Pacific OS: Windows XP Subcategory: General
Comment:
Hello guys!
I know this question has been asked a lot, I've read many answers, but I just can't find what I'm looking for. Here's the deal: On my other hard disk (not C:\,where Windows is) I have 8 gig of "Compress old files", that the cleaner just won't clean! I really need that space! I've read the post about the registry change, but I'm not sure if it will work on the other hard disk? Would it? And how could I clean these files manually, if the software solution fails?
Name: Mike Newcomb Date: June 21, 2009 at 00:12:19 Pacific
Reply:
Are you using the Windows Disk Cleanup utility that came with o/s itself?
If so, I thought it first checks and lists the various catagories of files that 'might' be deleted, providing the user with an option to delete if the user so wishes.
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