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Have you got a Windows 7 Pro issue to discuss?

Have you got a Windows 7 Pro issue to discuss?

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x78green
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10-24-2016, 01:18 AM
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Hello everyone, I’m reaching out for some assistance. When it’s time to tidy up my PC and laptop, I usually go to the C: drive, right-click, and open properties. The page shows all the clickable sections—General, Tools, Hardware, Quota, etc.—and includes a disc diagram with space usage details. There’s a “Clean up disc” button with two checkboxes. One says “Compress this drive to save disc space” (unchecked). The other asks if files should be allowed to have indexed contents besides properties. Under that, it mentions enabling file indexing (also unchecked). On my Windows 8.1 laptop, the lower box is checked, but I’m not sure if it should be on Windows 7 Pro as well. A few family members have used my PC before, so it might have been someone else changing these settings by accident. Recently, I’ve received two IE updates of about 10MB each every time I power on the machine. After a clean-up, the disc shows 20MB removed in Windows Update cleanup and another 40MB the next day. That’s a lot! I’ve had 14 similar updates recently—maybe you’re not as tech-savvy as I thought… I’m trying to help but could use some guidance. Thanks for your help, and have a great day! Best, Les
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x78green
10-24-2016, 01:18 AM #1

Hello everyone, I’m reaching out for some assistance. When it’s time to tidy up my PC and laptop, I usually go to the C: drive, right-click, and open properties. The page shows all the clickable sections—General, Tools, Hardware, Quota, etc.—and includes a disc diagram with space usage details. There’s a “Clean up disc” button with two checkboxes. One says “Compress this drive to save disc space” (unchecked). The other asks if files should be allowed to have indexed contents besides properties. Under that, it mentions enabling file indexing (also unchecked). On my Windows 8.1 laptop, the lower box is checked, but I’m not sure if it should be on Windows 7 Pro as well. A few family members have used my PC before, so it might have been someone else changing these settings by accident. Recently, I’ve received two IE updates of about 10MB each every time I power on the machine. After a clean-up, the disc shows 20MB removed in Windows Update cleanup and another 40MB the next day. That’s a lot! I’ve had 14 similar updates recently—maybe you’re not as tech-savvy as I thought… I’m trying to help but could use some guidance. Thanks for your help, and have a great day! Best, Les

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10-29-2016, 09:24 PM
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I leave them both unchecked. I don’t want the PC to index all my files, as it uses CPU and memory. I’m using Agent Ransack for searching files because Windows’ built-in search isn’t great right now.
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10-29-2016, 09:24 PM #2

I leave them both unchecked. I don’t want the PC to index all my files, as it uses CPU and memory. I’m using Agent Ransack for searching files because Windows’ built-in search isn’t great right now.

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11-06-2016, 05:33 PM
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File compression should remain off unless you require significant space or high performance. When preparing files on the drive, Windows will need to decompress them first. Regarding indexing, it can be activated. It will begin indexing even if previously disabled. However, frequent searches in that drive can improve search speed. The operation will take time, utilizing disk activity and CPU resources. Once completed, it finishes automatically. Often, after installing Windows and setting up my files, I disable sleep mode during installation and let the system idle overnight, then reactivate sleep in power settings.
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11-06-2016, 05:33 PM #3

File compression should remain off unless you require significant space or high performance. When preparing files on the drive, Windows will need to decompress them first. Regarding indexing, it can be activated. It will begin indexing even if previously disabled. However, frequent searches in that drive can improve search speed. The operation will take time, utilizing disk activity and CPU resources. Once completed, it finishes automatically. Often, after installing Windows and setting up my files, I disable sleep mode during installation and let the system idle overnight, then reactivate sleep in power settings.

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