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From: Terayon2405 on 14 Jul 2006 14:18
How do I gain access to compressed old files? Within Windows clean up? And
can I
permanantly delete them without causing any harm to the running of my pc?
From: POP on 14 Jul 2006 14:30
Assuming you mean XP-compressed files:

Terayon2405 wrote:
> How do I gain access to compressed old files?
Same as you do with uncompressed files.

Within
> Windows clean up?
No. See above

And can I
> permanantly delete them without causing any harm to the
> running of my pc?
Hard to say. Maybe. If you never need them or add anything to
your computer that might need them or use a program you haven't
used in quite awhile.
No, do not delete them; it's asking for trouble.

HTH
Pop





From: Ken Blake, MVP on 14 Jul 2006 14:38
Terayon2405 wrote:

> How do I gain access to compressed old files?


Just as you would any other files. They can be identified by their blue
color. They will automatically be uncompressed when you access them.



> Within Windows clean
> up?


They are not "within" Windows Cleanup. Windows Cleanup is a program, not a
place. They can be anywhere on your drive.


> And can I
> permanantly delete them without causing any harm to the running of my
> pc?


Sure. It's no different than with any other file, and depends on what they
are. If an old file is a photograph of your ex-wife that you no longer want
to look at, feel free to delete it. If the old file is your r?sum? that you
haven't used since you last looked for a job, you may want to keep it for
next time.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
Please reply to the newsgroup


From: Ted Zieglar on 14 Jul 2006 14:44
The names of files and folders compressed with NTFS compression -- for
example, when you choose to "compress old files" in the Disk Cleanup
Wizard -- are in blue. The names of archives compressed with the
Compressed Folders feature of XP have the file extension .zip.

Whether compressed or not, only you can decide whether a folder or file
should be deleted. A rule of thumb: If you're not sure what something
is, don't delete it.

Ted Zieglar
"Backup is a computer user's best friend."

Terayon2405 wrote:
> How do I gain access to compressed old files? Within Windows clean up? And
> can I
> permanantly delete them without causing any harm to the running of my pc?
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