Summary: In Win2K or WinXP, deleting Index.dat -- even systemwide for ALL users! -- without coughing up money for any commercial software, is a snap. Here's ho...
Summary: you can delete the index dat file. without problem to your system, this file is basically everything you do on your computer, internet. Once you delet...
Summary: I use Supercleaner and it does the index.dat. file on startup.I tried Spider and it does not work for XP.You are looking for a batch file?Bears delete...
Summary: how do delete my index.dat file? it just keeps getting bigger and bigger. I use WindowsWasher 4.8 to remove internet traces. but i notice index file i...
Summary: I Figured out an easy way to delete the index.dat file. You don't need any fancy cleaner programs either. ->Open disk cleanup and have it ready to ...
Summary: I (MAY) have a solution for deleting index.dat easily in winxp- lemme know what you think... create a batch file named delindex.bat, put this in it: -...
Summary: I've looked at the other posts on this forum and have tried but hasn't worked, not sure what I'm doing wrong. When I had 98 I ran a program called spi...
Summary: Well, if you are like me, you don't want your computer to keep secrets from you. Every time I find a suspect file, I either open it with an editor or ...
Summary: In Windows 98, the History, Cookies and Temp Internet files folders all had an Index.dat which grew and grew but couldn't be deleted. This turned out ...
Summary: Two beginner's questions: a. is it possible to permanently delete these files by logging on as a different administrator? b. is it safe to delete ANY ...
Summary: I have windows xp and IE 6.0. I was just wandering if anyone knows what the file index.dat in the cookie directory is for. does it store information o...
Summary: I was going through my comp freeing up space, deleting anything temporary, cookies, etc, and in C:\Documents and Settings\Matt\Local Settings\Temp\Te...
Summary: If you go in to "My computer" and right click on the "Local Dick (C)" and go to "Properties" then "Disk clean up" then if you click on "Temporary Inte...
Summary: I am running windows XP and I can not delete my index DAT file it keeps coming up "CAN NOT DELETE INDEX DAT FILE IT IS USED BY SOMEONE ELSE ON THIS CO...
Summary: Is there any type of software that will examine the index.dat file, found in the Temp Internet Files on XP that will give you an in depth look at that...
Summary: MS is not spying on you. Index.dat simply stores your history so anyone can get on your machine and see where you have been. If you want to del the in...
Summary: I had a question about deleting files on my computer. I have visited some pages that I really wish i hadn't and now I am afraid that my privacy could...
Summary: I am using windows XP and I have got a Index DAT file and it is Impossible to delete it I have use all kids off downloads from the internet but all it...
Summary: Recently, someone asked on the forum about the best way to delete index.dat files. I suggested a couple of ways, using Spider 1.16 or a run command i...
Summary: You should try viewing them in a Hex editor such as Hexworkshop www.bpsoft.com Be prepared to be frightened. The index.dat files which many versions ...
Summary: Index.dat files contain information about websites you have visited, things you have done, cookies you have received, etc. The main purpose, according...
Summary: can I delete all the contents of the content.ie5 hidden folder and sub folders within. or are they needed bt the OS?. I know the index.dat files will ...
Summary: I've heard that your index.dat file in your registry traces everything that you do? Is this correct? And if so what would happen if I deleted it fro...
Summary: I was asking about index.dat on XP yesterday. I want to read the information - URLs and so on that are stored there. I just tried downloading Spider ...
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