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 :)	
	

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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 :)	
>	
>
>

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That is not correct....Those *.old files are leftovers from long ago uninstalled programs. If you ever use Note Tab, Notepad or such, you'll notice that temp files with the extension *.bak are created at times. Allthough, I'm not sure why that's not always the case. Neither of those extensions are necessary to keep. I believe you're outnumbered on that one.


On Tuesday, November 20, 2001 at 9:24 pm, The_Man wrote:
>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 :)	
>	
>
>
>

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Does this also work for creating more memory? Earlier, the beginning paragraph said something about if you want to upgrade or reinstall new windows, try using these methods. But what if I don't and simply wanna to free up my computer, do these rules apply anyway? Let me know because my computer's old and slow and I need to do SOMETHING! Thanks!

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