XP: Force Disk Cleanup
by Alpesh Nakar
If you regularly cleanup the temp files on your computer just like me, you are most likely to share the frustration with me. The Disk Cleanup utility will not remove all of the files! Disk Cleanup utility does not allow deletion of files accessed in the last seven days.
So? You need to modify your system registry to get around.
NOTE: Backup your system’s registry. I am not responsible if your system becomes inoperable after doing this reghack!
Here’s how:
- Launch the Registry Editor (Regedit.exe).
- Go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Explorer\VolumeCaches\Temporary Files
.
- Locate and double-click the LastAccess value.
- When you see the Edit DWORD Value dialog box, change the Value Data setting from 7 to 0 and click OK.
- To complete the operation, close the Registry Editor and restart Windows XP.
Changing the value to 0 will force the Disk Cleanup utility to delete all the files in the Temp folder every time that you select the Temporary Files check box.
XP, Disk Cleanup, MSTalkOnline, Alpesh Nakar
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