Disk Cleanup is an essential Windows system tool to remove several unnecessary files created by the operating system to conserve space on your hard drive. By default, it works in a simple mode that lets you delete only files related to your current user account. You can put it in enhanced mode, which eliminates unused files more like those used by the Windows updates, or service packs, and so on. In Windows 10, the extended mode has been updated to add more functionality. Now, it provides a compression system option. We will explore what it is.
To see the feature in action, you must run the Disk Cleanup application as an administrator or set it from the extended regular mode by pressing the Clean button up system files.
- like cleanmgr in the startup screen or in your Start menu search box.
- Press Ctrl + Shift + Enter to open it directly administrator. You can also right-click in the search results and select Run as Administrator from the contextual menu.
Wait for a few seconds before the Disk Cleanup window appears on the screen. You will find the new Compression System article:
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We do not know what data exactly is compressed. But from his description, it seems that uses the NTFS high-compression to compress files and save disk space. Users longtime Windows will remember that Windows XP has a similar option "Compress old files" in Disk Cleanup that was removed in Vista. Compress the data can release a large amount of space on your hard drive. If you have a Windows 10 machine with a limited amount of disk space, this feature is a welcome addition. Anyway, this feature has not yet been documented.
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