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re: Question about 'What to Throw Away' Thursday, January 12, 2006 at 12:55 pm Posted by Ricer46 (23825 messages posted) It is safe to throw away the files listed in the article, regardless of whether they appear blue or black. It is safe to remove folders from software that you have uninstalled. On Thursday, January 12, 2006 at 12:30 pm, Wanda wrote: >I have a question about What >to Throw Away: > >Is it safe to remove the hidden files when I do a search for the files mentioned >in this article? What about files that show up written in blue instead of the normal >black? I found files for all the way back to 2001 in some cases and none in others. >Also is it safe to delete folders and files left behind by programs that have now >been uninstalled? > >Thanks for any help >Wanda > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'What to Throw Away' Thursday, January 12, 2006 at 1:00 pm Posted by Ms. Eagle (33640 messages posted) That article is old, but the suggestion that it's safe to delete all .LOG files, is inaccurate. While many log files can safely be deleted, it's NOT OK to delete programs Install.log files. Those are needed in order to Uninstall the programs properly. Otherwise, you'll need to reinstall them in order to Uninstall them. It's safe to delete programs directories, if the associated programs have been uninstalled. You can get rid of the intalled Hotfixes directories in this location. They'll be in blue: C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstallKB905915$. That won't Uninstall the hotfixes, and those folders take up a lot of space needlessly. Keep in mind, you won't be able to Uninstall them, if for some reason you decide to later. So, when you install updates, leave those for a few weeks or so, just in case. NOTE: Do NOT delete their associated folders in this directory. Leave these alone... C:\WINDOWS\$hf_mig$. Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'What to Throw Away' Thursday, January 12, 2006 at 1:22 pm Posted by Wanda (6 messages posted) Thanks for the response and the help. On Thursday, January 12, 2006 at 12:55 pm, Ricer46 wrote: >It is safe to throw away the files listed in the article, regardless of whether they >appear blue or black. >It is safe to remove folders from software that you have uninstalled. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'What to Throw Away' Thursday, January 12, 2006 at 1:27 pm Posted by Wanda (6 messages posted) Okay, I'm sorry but you kind of lost me. What exactly do you mean by program directories? In C:\Windows I don't have that folder. I have a bunch of hidden folders(some blue, some black) there with different # , such as$NtuninstallallBK888302$. They contain exe files, and dlls. Is this right? Also I seem to have more of those than what is in the folder $hf_mig$ Is this right also. I also have some $NtuninstallallQ folders with different #'s after the Q. Also except for the log files is is safe to delete the other files mentioned in the article? On Thursday, January 12, 2006 at 1:00 pm, Carol J wrote: > >That article is old, but the suggestion that it's safe to delete all .LOG files, >is inaccurate. While many log files can safely be deleted, it's NOT OK to delete >programs Install.log files. Those are needed in order to Uninstall the programs properly. >Otherwise, you'll need to reinstall them in order to Uninstall them. > >It's safe to delete programs directories, if the associated programs have >been uninstalled. You can get rid of the intalled Hotfixes directories in this location. >They'll be in blue: C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstallKB905915$. > >That won't Uninstall the hotfixes, and those folders take up a lot of space needlessly. >Keep in mind, you won't be able to Uninstall them, if for some reason you decide >to later. So, when you install updates, leave those for a few weeks or so, just in >case. > >NOTE: Do NOT delete their associated folders in this directory. Leave these alone... >C:\WINDOWS\$hf_mig$. > > > >color="006699">Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'What to Throw Away' Thursday, January 12, 2006 at 10:44 pm Posted by Ms. Eagle (33640 messages posted) Programs directories... meaning the folders leftover from the programs you've uninstalled, as Ricer said in reply to your question. They're not in Windows folder. As for your other question, just read my response again and only delete folders in that one directory. And, yes, those other file extensions mentioned in the article are safe to delete. Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'What to Throw Away' Thursday, January 12, 2006 at 11:09 pm Posted by Wanda (6 messages posted) Thank You for all the help. On Thursday, January 12, 2006 at 10:44 pm, Carol J wrote: > >Programs directories... meaning the folders leftover from the programs you've uninstalled, >as Ricer said in reply to your question. They're not in Windows folder. > >As for your other question, just read my response again and only delete folders in >that one directory. And, yes, those other file extensions mentioned in the article >are safe to delete. > > > > > >color="006699">Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum