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Do Not Compress Old Files For Disk Cleanup Tool Fix it Live!

Do Not Compress Old Files For Disk Cleanup Tool Fix it Live!

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We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it deletes the Compress old files registry key as described in KB 812248.

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  • my disk clean up is gone from system

  • i did what it said but how do i add it back?

  • Thanks, my problem appears to be fixed.  This hadn't worked since forever, and when I talked to a tech, he told me to reinstall my whole Windows XP program!

  • I like the way this job was handled and finished.  thank you

  • It is about time someone trhought of this.

  • Any idea on how do i fix this problem? When i run the disk clean up the compress files does not get deleted, what do i do to fix that?

  • I used the fix it option and now my compress old files option is gone from my disk cleanup list.  How do I get it back or do I need it?

  • mu "compress old files option" is gone after using your fix-it. Now I don't have a "bold" restoration point when i go to system restore program . Now what do i do???

  • whenever i try disk clean up tool. my screen freezes and i get a blue error screen

  • It freezes and then i have delete and reopen and then freezes again

  • i need my disk clean up clean i do not know what to do

  • every time i start a privacy cleanup, i get a note unable to access program c:....

    i have windows 8 w/xp3, i don't get a error code#

    any help, thanks

  • compress old files is missing from my disc cleanup,I have tried several different methods to restore it but it has not returned.how do I restore this to disc cleanup??

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