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BrowserMetrics
The MetricsReportingEnabled setting is obsolete for Edge versions after 88.
That page suggests using
- DiagnosticData for macOS and Windows 7/8
- Allow Telemetry for Windows 10
At least on my computer, I have Windows telemetry disabled ('Required' setting) but these files are still created. Perhaps they shouldn't be created in the first place if there is no intention to ever upgrade them.
EDIT:
This does NOT work.
(It shouldn't hurt anything, but my post below for the explanation of why it won't help for any files created after you turn on compression.)
This still might: (Potential alternate kludgy fix in post further below)
(original post follows):
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Okay, so this may end horribly, but I just turned on NTFS compression for the BrowserMetrics folder.
Actual disk usage is now 0.62% of what it was.
(New files are created about every 10 minutes, and so far it appears they are being properly compressed.)
Even if this works, it's still a kludge. This is not tested; buyer beware.