It's OTF compression, so access to those files is transparent but slower. Next step
down is Zip files which while semi-transparent but get to be troublesome when
accessing collections of files in the same zip (they need to be extracted as a group
to use for example).
I'd say uncheck it in cleanup and do your own manual choices to compress stuff either
with the OTF compress bit, or use the more effective compression, less ease of use
zip or 7Z archive methods. Ultimately it's file age that is causing the option, so if
you're not low on space I'd ignore the recommendation or buy a bigger HDD if you are low.
It's an advanced process not for the faint of heart: In addition to OTF compress for
caching type C:\Windows sub-folders I also move them to a D:\disks sub-folder & set
junction to that sub-folder in the original path under C:\windows sub-folder so that
their growth does not balloon disk usage of the C:\windows tree. End result is that
for example "C:\windows\dllcache" transparently points to "D:\disks\dllcache".
DSinc wrote:
j.,
OK. I get this. What is my going forward position now?
Like post-compression.?
Best,
Duncan
maccrawj wrote:
I've not used it, but my guess it sets the compression bit on the file
& compresses it.
