How to Make Disk Cleanup
Compress Files in Windows XP?
We are always in need of more hard drive space on our computer. The
feature of Disk Cleanup compress files in Windows XP is very useful
for attaining this goal. Disk Cleanup cleans up the files in
addition to restore some space in the operating system. It deletes
the temporary files. The feature of Disk Cleanup Compress Files in
Windows XP gives you the opportunity to compress old files. By
default, the Disk Cleanup compress files in XP which are older than
fifty days. Sometimes you don't want the Disk Cleanup compress files
in XP that are older than fifty days. You would just like to
compress very old files e.g. the files older than 120 days. In that
case, you can alter the settings of the Disk Cleanup utility in
Windows XP.
In order to use the
Disk Cleanup utility you have to follow these simple steps:
-
Open
My Computer.
-
Right
click on any one of the hard drives.
- Select
Properties.
-
-
-
The
following dialog box will appear. Click on Disk Cleanup.
- The hard drive
will be scanned to find out how much of space can be saved. Under the
“Files to Delete" list, select Compress old files.
- Click on the
Options button.
-
The Compress
Old Files dialog box will appear. Change the number of days to wait
for older files to be compressed.
Click
on the
OK button.
- You can also
change the number of days to wait for newer files to be compressed. In
that case, you will have to change the amount of days to a lesser
number e.g. 30 days.
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