Windows 10: Disk Cleanup > "Compress your OS drive" > 50.2 GB -- but does nothing! makes no difference....

Discus and support Disk Cleanup > "Compress your OS drive" > 50.2 GB -- but does nothing! makes no difference.... in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; "Total amount of disk space you gain: 50.2 GB" Before: Free Space: 10 GB After: Free Space: 10 GB (maybe it saved 1 GB or something similar... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/__Honestly_, Jan 20, 2020.

  1. Disk Cleanup > "Compress your OS drive" > 50.2 GB -- but does nothing! makes no difference....


    "Total amount of disk space you gain: 50.2 GB"

    Before: Free Space: 10 GB

    After: Free Space: 10 GB (maybe it saved 1 GB or something similar un-noticeable)

    I let it run overnight. Computer stayed awake. Nothing else was happening - I shut down the computer, then turned it on, then ran disk cleanup.

    --- Oh. Videos and audio don't get compressed by Disk Cleanup. Does that explain it? So why does Disk Cleanup include videos and audio in its calculation?

    Lenovo Yoga 710-15IKB. 64-bit, 8 GB RAM, dual core processor, 2.7 GHz and 2.5 GHz. 213 GB hard drive for drive C.

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    /u/__Honestly_, Jan 20, 2020
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  2. Disk cleanup doesn't compress OS drive

    I have an ASUS tablet with a 64 GB SSD drive. It is running out of space. When I do disk cleanup, it offers to compress my OS drive, potentially saving 13 GB. I have run the utility a number of times, and it doesn't do anything. It often doesn't even delete
    files from the recycle bin etc. I have the tablet plugged in, and let it run for as long as it wants. But nothing happens. I am down to zero bytes free! I also have a 64GB micro SD installed that has all my files on it. The 64 GB SSD only has the operating
    system on it.

    Can someone help me figure out how to compress this drive. Thank you
     
    SCArmstrong, Jan 20, 2020
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  3. Remove "Compress OS Drive" and "Downloaded files" from Disk Cleanup

    Is this the right place for suggestions? Recently, Microsoft added two really not-well-thought-out features to Disk Cleanup which is Compress OS Drive and Downloaded files. I shouldn't have to explain why these are both bad ideas. Compress OS drive saves
    little space and causes massive performance issues and program instability and deleting files in the user profile folder is just a no-no. Please remove these.
     
    Richardchase3, Jan 20, 2020
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  4. Disk Cleanup > "Compress your OS drive" > 50.2 GB -- but does nothing! makes no difference....

    COMPRESSING OS DRIVE NOT WORKING ON DISK CLEANUP

    Hello RobbieRobot, my name Irisdiel and I am an independent advisor.

    I suggest you visit the URL down below and follow the instructions and methods on it so that your issue can be resolved.

    URL:
    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...


    Hope this helps!

    Thank you and good luck,

    Regards- .
     
    Irisdiel H, Jan 20, 2020
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