[stosh]

Any place I should look on the C: drive to clean off files I may have forgotten or not known about?

 

[MTB_Rob_NC]

Any place I should look on the C: drive to clean off files I may have forgotten or not known about?

got to start search

Search for files
*.jpg
*.wmv
*.doc
etc etc... that should come up with all the places you have stored stuff

 

[stosh]

ok cool

 

[binary visions]

My Documents, obviously.

Check carefully in the Program Files directory - lots of programs keep personal information or downloads in their own program directory (i.e. C:\Program Files\AOL Instant Messenger\downloads or somesuch).

What kind of files are you looking for? Are you looking to free up space or clean out personal files?

 

[stosh]

My Documents, obviously.

Check carefully in the Program Files directory - lots of programs keep personal information or downloads in their own program directory (i.e. C:\Program Files\AOL Instant Messenger\downloads or somesuch).

What kind of files are you looking for? Are you looking to free up space or clean out personal files?

ok cool thanks I'll do that do.

 

[stosh]

I'm looking to clean personal files.

 

[binary visions]

If you're looking for personal files, they should be mostly contained in your My Documents and Program Files directories. If you use Outlook or Outlook Express, make sure you find or export your emails.

 

[Echo]

You gettin' checked up on at work?

 

[stosh]

You gettin' checked up on at work?

No I got a new computer so I'm passing my old one down.

 

[jacksonpt]

Are you looking to make sure you've got everything you need, or that no one finds stuff they shouldn't be seeing.

If it's the later, here's a secret:


*wispering*
> format c:

 

[JRB]

Dude - it's all about where you store stuff. How the hell would we know where to tell you to look? Are you asking about defaults???

 

[Jimmy_Pop]

my computer has a handy "secure empty trash", which won't find files but it REALLY deletes them. gotta love apple.

 

[stosh]

Are you looking to make sure you've got everything you need, or that no one finds stuff they shouldn't be seeing.

If it's the later, here's a secret:


*wispering*
> format c:

not gonna do that
they needs some of the stuff still

 

[Racer-X]

stop looking at porn.


that's how.loser.

 

[douglas]

what os?

 

[stosh]

what os?

win 2000

 

[douglas]

I would log in under admin, then under documents and settings delete any/all of my folders (which deletes your desktop, shortcuts, favorites, cookies, etc, etc)

 

[Wingnut]

Another thing you could use is IL System Wiper. Not so much for personal saved files, but it will clean all your temp files, cookies, search history, history and a bunch of other things. Good tool to have on your home PC too.


EDIT: Added link...

 

[stosh]

Another thing you could use is IL System Wiper. Not so much for personal saved files, but it will clean all your temp files, cookies, search history, history and a bunch of other things. Good tool to have on your home PC too.


EDIT: Added link...

oh wow, cool thanks!!

 

[Curb Hucker]

getting rid of all the illegal kiddie porn eh?

 

[Dartman]

Any place I should look on the C: drive to clean off files I may have forgotten or not known about?

http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article05-008

Has some good tips.

Mike