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re: Question about 'What to Throw Away' Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 10:14 am Posted by Ricer46 (23825 messages posted) There aren't any image files that are all that important. Delete, but don't empty the recycle bin until you are satisfied with the result. But why are you even bothering? On Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 9:34 am, Brandi wrote: >I have a question about What >to Throw Away: >I've just done a search for duplicate images on my machine and it comes as no surprise >that a great many repetitive files are Windows related...are there any guidelines >for which images might cause problems if deleted? > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'What to Throw Away' Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 1:26 pm Posted by C K (6910 messages posted) NOTE... that the article was last updated in 2001 and goes way back to Windows 3.1!!. It is way out of date. The word "image" is used in various contexts, so we need to know specifically the file name and the extension. Note that there are duplicates of files throughout the directories of XP, and while some may have identical names, they may be slightly different as tweaked by the manufacturers of either hardware or software vendors to fit their respective uses. When they reside in different directories, they may/will be associated with various programs that will look for them in a specific location and some files can not be shared by two running programs so you will need two copies of certian files depending on the programs you have running. Deleting it may render the program inoperable. Do not delete a file unless you are 100% certian you know what it is and if it can be deleted. As to the files mentioned in the article, they are files that are not needed, or old files created by windows that are not used, or needed after creation. There is no guarentee that any files other than the ones mentioned can be safely removed from a specific system without knowing what it is, and what it is associated with.. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'What to Throw Away' Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 1:39 pm Posted by MartinM (7551 messages posted) I agree with Ricer and CK's replies, furthermore: In a standard out-of-the-box Windows installation there are numerous duplicated files . . . for a purpose. It would be dangerous to delete anything, particularly system files, unless you really know what you are doing, and its impossible to give safe advice without knowing more about why you want to do this and what state your PC is in. I'd worry more about backing up files than deleting them . . but thereagain maybe you already have that covered. Tell us more and we can advise you better :-) [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'What to Throw Away' Friday, June 12, 2009 at 9:48 am Posted by triplate (20834 messages posted) Note:.....be leary of Seattleites.... [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'What to Throw Away' Friday, June 12, 2009 at 10:21 am Posted by C K (6910 messages posted) LOL.... And ex-Seattleites.... We're all a little crazy. ;-) On Friday, June 12, 2009 at 9:48 am, triplate wrote: >Note:.....be leary of Seattleites.... > >target="_blank"> >border="0" alt="Photobucket"> [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'What to Throw Away' Friday, June 12, 2009 at 10:43 am Posted by triplate (20834 messages posted) Oh BigTime!!!....water-infused cerebral cortex!!! ...very dangerous malady. ;) [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