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• What are the three steps necessary to correct disk cleanup does not not on Windows Vista?

  What are the three steps necessary to correct disk cleanup does not not on Vista OS

  This tutorial to see how id disk cleanup. See if it helps.

  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/76073-disk-cleanup.html

• Flow 11: Disk Cleanup Windows 10 Stream

  Just finished the installation of Win 10 on my Stream 11.  Had to remove most of my programs to make enough space to run the upgrade.

  In fact I decided to run Disk Cleanup to try to regain space. I thought that because I would be able to use HP recovery I could delete the partition hidden also.

  Starting with clean disk, including files cleaning system it has identified about 14 GB, which could be deleted, but after the race, it just seems I won, it was about 1-2 GB of disk space.

  That's happened? Why didn't a win space identified by the own drive?

  I have not deleted the hidden restore partition but as I want to be sure that everything will be OK after I do it. Am I correct in believing that the 7 GB of hidden space is recovering files and factory settings I can use more since I am now under Win 10?

  Hello @RogerM-Ohio,.

  Welcome to the Forums of HP Support!

  I came across your post about disk cleanup and he wanted to help!

  I wouldn't delete the Partition Recovery, simply because you are currently using Windows 10.  If you encounter a problem in the future and necessary to restore the laptop to factory settings, the recovery Partition will be very useful.  Otherwise, you would need a recovery media.  If you insist on deleting the recovery Partition, then you make a copy first.  Please consult the following documents to help you, if necessary:

  HP computers - create and use a Microsoft recovery USB drive (Windows 10)

  HP computers - create a recovery Image on disc or save a recovery Image on a USB drive (Windows 8)

  Please let me know if this information has been helpful by clicking the thumbs up below.
  
  Have a great day!

• Disk Cleanup and Disk Defragmenter Hangs

  The DISK CLEANUP and DISK DEFRAGMENTER freezes when it COMPRESS OLD FILES

  Agreed - you must remove the option compress old files:

  Compress old files comes from the good old days, when hard drives were weak and slow, and he had to each byte, you can get on your hard drive for programs and things.  Today, thanks to modern technology, it is almost superfluous.

  If you want your cleaning disc to run faster, I would just remove the option compress old files on XP because it is known to crash or give the illusion of being hanged.  If you have 1 million files on your system, you'll wait a long time and your system may appear to be hung (maybe that's really).

  I really don't think that with the technology available today that compress old files is necessary.  It would have been slow you if XP needs unzip a file.  Besides, nobody seems to be able to tell me at what age an old file is in the XP terminology... what was simply a file become old?  I just remove this 'feature' and never see him again and my disk cleanup runs in a Flash, since it doesn't have to search for old files to compress (some old way).

  It is a 'problem' for some systems that Microsoft made an article on how to disable it (mine is disabled)

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/812248

• Error Disk Cleanup utility

  the utility disk cleanup on my laptop has authorized the necessary files, a lot of films and documents on mine and my disks hard partners, how to restore these? Help, please!

  Hi Jess, this article will be may be of interest:

  http://www.pcreview.co.uk/forums/need-help-uncompressing-disk-cleanup-damage-t3559893.html

  That explains how to unzip the files (if all goes well, they're still on your system). It is not a feature I used with XP.

  Otherwise if this does not help, then back for backups.

  And believe me, I know what you mean when it's not "my day"! I'm not really having a good week.

  K

• Under disk cleanup, there is an option to compress old files

  Under disk cleanup, there is an option to compress old files.  Office folklore says that problems come from compressing the files.  Mythology like that change slowly and often does not upward with the reality.  What is the current conventional wisdom on all dangers associated with compressing files?

  Personally, I don't compress files and probably never - if necessary, I'll just get a bigger hard drive (or another hard drive or an external hard drive).  As long as compress you only the correct files (not your files start or something like that), I guess it is quite - safe, but they take longer to open - not much, but some and depends on the size (they need to decompress) practice is always a risk, when something like this as a form of bribery occurs (which is us back to the old mythology (, but the risk is generally considered a minimum and I do not want to exaggerate - but there are).

  Opinions vary among experts and you'll get to the other end of the spectrum.  Some will tell you it is perfectly safe and a good way to save space on your hard drive.  Others take a middle path, and say that they are not positive, but think it's safe, but acknowledge that there are exceptions.  You can see some reactions like the one posted here.  As I said, I personally willnever do (with the exception of some files can I compress for e-mail or because he is great and I expect never to need again, or for other reasons - but they would have been individually selected and completed for a purpose {and using a different program]).  I mean I would never use the option of the files old drive generic cleanup compress to do a little overall with no individual selection (and when I do it with an individual file, it is rare - I probably didn't do so in more than a month - and to be perfectly honest, when I compress a file to send by e-mail I have everything first make a copy and compress the copy and keep the original uncompressed).  I have also seen here situations where people have compressed their files to start with virtually everything else, and this caused them a lot of grief - this isn't an easy repair process and the system does not boot with compressed files (I don't know how they did it-I just saw the messages, but no unread discussions - but if there is no chance that the compression of disk cleanup) been involved (and I'm not, but I did not read how it happened and so I guess it's possible), then it's just another reason for me to stay away).  As you probably now, I don't really have confidence the process (maybe I still have some as old folklore Office in me as I've been around when firstly, he came out and got all these problems) and would rather spend the money on a large or second hard drive what to compress my old files.  I prefer not to take any chance that I don't have in my data which are valuable for me.

  The process is availalble and is generally considered reasonably safe when used properly - but not a lot of experts I know do.  It is MUCH safer than when it came out.  When suggest us ways to save space on the drives for those who have little space and do not want to upgrade or get a new one, it is rare to see someone suggest compression as one of the options (I never do).  We suggest many other alternatives, but I never see this option underlined or specifically suggested (although it may be included as an option in the process we propose you like disk cleanup - and I don't specifically discourage its use is if you heard what I'd say if specifically requested).

  In the end, the decision is yours.

  I hope this helps.

  Good luck!

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• What are the MS Tools available for Advanced Disk Cleanup?

  In my post 'full messages disk return' 9 2012 I described what turned out be a problem no malware caused by an automatic backup of thugs to program.  He saved a lot of large files (up to 40 GB) in my Windows/Temp folder.  Windows Explorer would not list them, so I could not see their name.  The icon of disk cleanup on W/E is not the list or remove them.  A DOS window dir command would display them, but not allow me to delete them.  Kosh Vorton gave me the names of some third-party software that would allow me to see their name and remove them, one at a time.  After a loss of stolen around half a day to get rid of this problem, one of the third-party packages have worked, and I'm grateful for that.  This bloody bug had me ready to buy an Apple just to be able to do anything.

  This experience made me introduce in the TEMP directory.  It is full of old files, some of them as old as my 5 year old computer.  There may be several thousand of them, and they are 35% of the storage in TEMPERATURE space, which is one of the biggest folders on my computer.  On occasion I should pay attention to these files, and a feeling of cleanliness thing makes me want to get rid of everything that isn't necessary, that's what this name means "TEMP".  I am pleased that there are third-party firmware that address the problems that MS seems to ignore, but bringing in the software third party some danger of resorting to new problems and perhaps even malicious software.  I have a piece of software, but I have computer-phobic parents who would just buy another computer rather than load of some unknown company to set up what could be malicious and then require a nerd for the operation of the software.

  1. Why won't MS give the tools to find and remove these temporary files?

  2. Why don't they are deleted automatically by an activity scheduled MS, after a period of time?  Why wouldn't be problem of the owner of the computer to process these files not its manufacture?

  You can remove attributes hidden using attrib in a command prompt. The attribute Archive (A) is not a problem.

  Running with high privilege is required, and the target file cannot be used when you try this.

  In the Vista search box, type command or cmd and then do a right-click the command.exe, resulting, by selecting run as administrator.

  Type Cd\windows\temp

  Type attrib-h/s

  (http://nerdfortress.com/2009/12/18/recursively-remove-the-hidden-attribute-on-windows-files/)

  You should now be able to remove almost everything in \temp, but I'd go with:

  Etliqs del *. * given that the files you are interested in will all mount this patch of model.

  You may need to take ownership of the files after you remove the H attribute and before trying to delete.

  http://www.tipandtrick.NET/2008/how-to-take-ownership-and-full-control-permissions-of-files-and-folders-in-Vista/

  -steve

• System error report Queuing (disk cleanup)

  I ran disk cleanup, the other day and noticed that section "Error in queue system report" had been 60 GB. I've never seen this before and literally just big, it appeared from nowhere. I could have checked to remove, but after having looked up to many forums, they do not advise as it could damage your computer. Any advice on what it is and how I should face?

  Yes, it's just a report. It should certainly not be this monstrous!

  This problem is often associated with a registry cleaner utility that deleted registry keys that it should not have. That's the risk you take when installing and running third most own utilities. They can get a little aggressive and remove or change the keys to Windows or other programs need to function properly.

  There is a small patch on the site www.vista64.com that recreate the necessary keys. Should solve the problem of the creation of this big files again.

  I hope this helps

  Mark <> Microsoft Partner

• Which of the files in disk cleanup are safe to delete?

  

  That are safe to delete?

  Per user queued Windows error report is 2 GB in size, I am the only user on the pc, no idea how he could be so great?

  Original title: Disk Cleanup

  They are all still safe to delete.  None of them are needed at all.  Many will come when necessary (including the reconstruction of the thumbnails of the photo folders).  Click on one to see a full description of what is in the description below it.

  While these can save disk space, do not forget that some of them may be better and let your computer run faster. For example, these tiles allow a quick view of your folders. If delete you it, your computer will lag while the thumbnails are rebuilt at the next time. Similar impacts with some temporary files.

• Have I done something catastrophic after deleting permanently files using disk cleanup in Windows 8?

  * Original title: disk cleanup, Windows 8

  With "Disk Cleanup" on my old XP you first identified what was not necessary, then clicked on OK and then click YES if you want to "perform these actions."

  We recently bought a new computer with Windows 8.

  Disk Cleanup is anything but after 'OK', you will be asked if you want to "permanently delete these files. Without thinking, it's that I did.

  Now I'm in a panic. I remember only one of these files... ». Windows Defender' but there is others.   I did something catastrophic?

  I'm 77. It's my wife's PC. I will reach 80?

  '

  Hello

  Please do not panic. There are slight changes in Windows 8 compared to Windows XP.

  Disk Cleanup to reduce the number of unnecessary files on your drives, which can help your PC run faster. It can remove temporary files and system files, empty the trash and remove a variety of other items that you might need is no longer.

  For more information, see the link.

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-CA/Windows/delete-files-using-disk-cleanup#delete-files-using-disk-cleanup=Windows-8

  Hope this information helps. If you have any other questions, please let us know.

• Cannot download disk cleanup

  opening firefox, I received a popup saying I was running more disk space and click on the ball to fix. I had cleaning disc, but after a few minutes, he said he was unable to download and to make sure no other copy of firefox was running and restart firefox.

  I tried it and no luck

  Help, please

  I'm not running XP at the moment, but I & others I know have sometimes leave much fuller than the recommended hard drives.

  I think that probably 20 to 25 percent of space would be recommended and defragmentation IIRC is impossible, in about 15% of free space.

  Not sure I remember the updates warn guests to download for downloads and you may need to be wary of this incase you download malicious software.

  This isn't really a specific problem of Firefox.

  A few tips

  • Can unload you all of the large files and folders at least temporarily somewhere else maybe for CD, Flash drives
  • do you normally hibernate, stop making it frees the file hibernation, which is the size of you RAM
  • IIRC XP as standard has you can use cleaning options see
    • Description of the tool in Windows XP disk cleanup
      http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/310312

• where can I find a disk cleanup program?

  I was told by someone who teaches computer science at the University to perform a disk cleanup every month. Where can I find such a program? Thank you.

  Free space - increase the hard disk space

  The following procedure cleans the files associated with your user account. You can also use Disk Cleanup to clean all the files on your computer.

  1. click the button start, in the search box, type disk cleanup, then click Disk Cleanup.

  2. in the drives list, click the drive you want to clean, and then click OK.

  3. on the Disk Cleanup tab, select the types of files to delete.

  Note: To delete all Points except the most recent system restore - click on "Clean up System Files" and you will get another tab called more than Options. Now click More Options, and then click 'Clean up' under ' System Restore and shadow copies "and then confirm the deletion.

  4. click OK at the bottom of the window cleaning disc and in the message that appears, click on delete files.

• Local disk C clean Manager stopped the C disk cleanup

  When I try to run the C drive clean, Manager of cleaning will stop the process to half way of cleaning.

  I had error check disk C running and still have the same problem when I try to clean the C drive.

  Thank you

  Hi hnamom,

  Please see the following:

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/windows_vista-windows_programs/when-i-run-Disk-Cleanup-halfway-through-the/ff5e596a-f081-4c5d-ad5f-9cd9ffb52ffc

• Use disk cleanup and lost all my personal files. Restore did not work. I'm near the top of the Creek

  I used the disk cleanup several times before but it has never cleared my personal folders files. Some of the data is critical and sentimental. I used RETORE, but he could not recover personal files of Windows Live. Y at - it no use - please

  Hi Dick,

  The personal folders of Windows Live, you are speaking of?

  Also, have you checked the Windows Live Solution Center?

  Please visit the following link:

  http://windowslivehelp.com/

  I hope this helps!

• Desktop icons and the trash disappeared after disk cleanup

  Original title: info gone forever with disk cleanup?

  I have a dell latitude d 600.  My boyfriend hit the disk Cleanup wizard.  Now I'm not sure how much information that I lost.  Where did my desktop icons? I'm not in re cycle bin, where is he at?

  Hi georgeholly,

  Disk Cleanup only removes temporary files, empty the Recycle Bin, and removes a variety of file system and other items that you no longer need.

  So you would have not lost any critical information from your computer.

  For more information on what disk cleanup, see the following article:

  Delete files using disk cleanup