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Old September 18th, 2003 Top | #1
 
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Under Disk Clean Up,there is an item called "Compress old files",what are the benefits of doing so and does this action slow down a PC,and how does it work?

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The idea behind compressing old files is to compress files that you haven't opened in a long time so that you free up a bit of disk space. There's no point compressing anything other than files you don't use much, as the overheads involved in uncompressing negate the saving in disk space.. Think of it as a way of archiving stuff you don't use much.

To be honest, I wouldn't bother, unless you're really low on disk space
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Bit of a wasted feature with the size of hard drives these days. But give Bill 10 points for trying.
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More useful if Bill included a more comprehensive disk cleaner.
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