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TEMP Folder and index.dat File

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Name: John_S
Date: January 8, 2004 at 18:33:42 Pacific
OS: Win Me
CPU/Ram: 112 MB
Comment:

Hey Guys!

I've got this TEMP Folder(C:\WINDOWS\TEMP) on my hard drive and was wondering if it is alrite to delete all its Contents? There are just so many files in there which i am not sure if they r important or not, so is it safe to delete them?

Also about the index.dat file, i can see this file in my Cookies Folder is it safe to delete this file?

ur help would be appreciated

Thanks



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Response Number 1
Name: Leroi
Date: January 8, 2004 at 19:13:12 Pacific
Reply:

You can safely delete the contents of the Temp folder if you have rebooted since installing any programs or updates.

You cannot delete index.dat from within Windows unless you can do it by creating another user profile and delete the other profile's index.dat from there, or they use a bat file for this purpose.

Usually people delete index.dat from DOS, reached by using a startup diskette. There are programs available that can delete the index.dat file on reboot. The easiest (and safest) one I know of is MoveOnBoot, available at the Webattack site.


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Response Number 2
Name: Leroi
Date: January 8, 2004 at 21:13:02 Pacific
Reply:

I just noticed I have some words in the wrong place in my post above, the "or they use a bat file for this purpose." belongs at the end of "Usually people delete index.dat from DOS, reached by using a startup diskette", sorry for my sloppy posting.

BTW, a freshly recreated (empty) index.dat file will be recreated, usually a "clean" index.dat file is either 16kb (on my system) or 32kb.


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Response Number 3
Name: len
Date: January 9, 2004 at 06:28:06 Pacific
Reply:

Start\Programs\Accessories\Windows Explorer. Browse to- Temporary Internet Files and delete the Content.IE5 folder. This will delete the index.dat file and all the other stored junk in there. A new one will be created on next boot.


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Response Number 4
Name: wawadave
Date: January 9, 2004 at 08:26:46 Pacific
Reply:

hello
to delete index dat files d/l delindex.bat free from www.burzurq.com


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Response Number 5
Name: Toddster
Date: January 11, 2004 at 20:22:18 Pacific
Reply:

So the following would remove the index.dat file?

Start\Programs\Accessories\Windows Explorer. Browse to- Temporary Internet Files and delete the Content.IE5 folder. This will delete the index.dat file and all the other stored junk in there. A new one will be created on next boot.



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Response Number 6
Name: CrazyOne
Date: January 11, 2004 at 21:57:20 Pacific
Reply:

Toddster,

Yes, and you will get warnings. Do this, with IE closed (not running)
"This will delete the index.dat file and all the other stored junk in there."

That also means "cookies". Just reminding you.

"A new one will be created on next boot."

Along with new folders, desktop.ini files, in the "Temporary Internet Files" folder. That's if everything goes as expected.

Good Luck


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Response Number 7
Name: CrazyOne
Date: January 11, 2004 at 22:07:03 Pacific
Reply:

Toddster

I forgot to say. After you do this, restart the computer, right after, and before opening IE, ok.


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Response Number 8
Name: Toddster
Date: January 12, 2004 at 13:52:45 Pacific
Reply:

Thanks,
By the way, what is desktop.ini files?
Also, how come some people say that the only way to delete the index.dat file is to do it manually through dos mode or automatically through a site like cleanbrowser.com? I'm confused about that.


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Response Number 9
Name: CrazyOne
Date: January 12, 2004 at 17:27:15 Pacific
Reply:

Toddster,

(I had to open my big mouth ;-))

This will give you a little insight on desktop.ini

I'll bet, when your parents, or boss told you, that the only way to do something was a certain way. You always didn't do it that way. Maybe you do, and did :-) I don't know.

Seriously, it's a system file needed to...

Let's just leave it at, it's important, ok. Sorry, couldn't get you unconfused. Might of confused you, even more.

Everyone has their own ways of doing things. Right or wrong, is in the thoughts of the person doing it.

(The greatest of faults, is to be conscious of none)


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Response Number 10
Name: Toddster
Date: January 13, 2004 at 21:48:50 Pacific
Reply:

Thanks,
Could you post your name so I could send you a message to get some more info about this? Or you could send me a message? Thanks.


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