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re: 'What to Throw Away'
Tuesday, November 20, 2001 at 9:24 pm
Windows 95 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by The_Man
(21 messages posted)
you should not get rid of .old and .bak files ,becaues those are backup files. If
something goes wrong, and the software cant find those backup files....
On Tuesday, November 20, 2001 at 12:31 am, CJ wrote:
>I have a question about What
>to Throw Away:
>
>This is just an add-on to the list of what to throw away. The *.chk brings up those
>*.0000, *.0001, etc. all at once. I believe there are 4 numbers in those.
>
>I do an occassional Find > Files or Folders, etc. and go through the list below.
>If you use ICQ (just an example), there will be many of those *.tmp found. They
can
>add up to quite a bit of space over time.
>
>*.tmp
>*.chk
>*.Gid
>*.old
>*.bak
>*.cnt
>
>MSCREATE.DIR
>
>6. Get rid of excessive screensavers. Follow step #5, type *.SCR, then bring up
the
>list. Open each one to see what it is. Delete the ones you no longer use or want.
>(Note: If a screensaver is listed in "Add/Remove Programs" or is listed in the Start
>menu with an "Uninstall" or "Remove" option, remove it that way instead of just
deleting
>the file)
>
>7. Get rid of excessive video clips. Follow step #5, type *.MOV, then bring up the
>list. Open each one and see what it is. Delete the ones you no longer use or want.
>Do the same with *.AVI files. (Note: A new computer normally comes with several
introductory
>and advertisement-type movie clips where can consume a lot of hard drive space)
>
>Some of this info. came from this site:
>
>http://9337387.home.icq.com/
>
>CJ :)
>
>
>
- Written in response to:
- 'What to Throw Away' (Ms. Eagle: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 at 12:31 am)
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