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Depending on the size of your disk? (amount of files)? this is very common. It WILL take quite a while for Windows to compress everything.<br />
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Many people avoid ever choosing this option for this very reason, and even go so far as to implement registry hacks that remove that functionality from the Disk Cleanup wizard.
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Depending on the size of your disk? (amount of files)? this is very common. It WILL take quite a while for Windows to compress everything.

Many people avoid ever choosing this option for this very reason, and even go so far as to implement registry hacks that remove that functionality from the Disk Cleanup wizard.

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See this on how to disable the Compress Old Files segment of Disc Clearnup<br />
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<a href="http://msmvps.com/blogs/kwsupport/archive/2005/01/09/31149.aspx" rel="ugc">http://msmvps.com/blogs/kwsupport/archive/2005/01/09/31149.aspx</a>
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See this on how to disable the Compress Old Files segment of Disc Clearnup

http://msmvps.com/blogs/kwsupport/archive/2005/01/09/31149.aspx [http://msmvps.com/blogs/kwsupport/archive/2005/01/09/31149.aspx]

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just to add what simpswr has already suggested, the procedure can be automated by running the following reg file.<br />
<a href="http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/deletecompressoldfiles.reg" rel="ugc">http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/deletecompressoldfiles.reg</a>
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just to add what simpswr has already suggested, the procedure can be automated by running the following reg file.
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/deletecompressoldfiles.reg [http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/deletecompressoldfiles.reg]

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Windows XP home edition - I am trying to run Disk Cleanup. It has been stuck with three little bars in the status bar (Compressing Old Files) for over two hours now. The computer isn't locked up, I can do other things while I am waiting but it is making no progress. Any suggestions?<br />
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Thanks!<br />
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Robert
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Windows XP home edition - I am trying to run Disk Cleanup. It has been stuck with three little bars in the status bar (Compressing Old Files) for over two hours now. The computer isn't locked up, I can do other things while I am waiting but it is making no progress. Any suggestions?

Thanks!

Robert

Disk Cleanup

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