I have a script that I go through, where Disk Cleanup and Trend Micro's
"Software History Cleaner" play a major role. Still, there are a number of
other places to look and clean manually.
Doc
"Dave" wrote:
Quote:
> I use Disk Cleanup and CCleaner.
>
> CCleaner scans your computer, and lists files that can be deleted. You can
> look at the list before you tell it to delete them. You can also tell it
> what files to ignore.
>
> http://ccleaner.com/
>
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> "Dr. Strangelove" <DrStrangelove@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:2DC9BD67-5CC2-4262-9621-7E964E637A45@xxxxxx Quote:
> > Sorry Andre, but Disk Cleanup only does a fraction of what is needed.
> >
> > Doc
> >
> > "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" wrote:
> > Quote:
> >> Its simple 'Disk Cleanup'.
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> >> Andre
> >> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
> >> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
> >> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
> >> "Dr. Strangelove" <DrStrangelove@xxxxxx> wrote in
> >> message
> >> news:E45DB4FE-CDEE-409B-A839-A1FFDD852553@xxxxxx
> >> > There are various methods and tools to clean up trash files, temp
> >> > files,
> >> > personal settings, Office temp, restore points, IE temp, etc, etc.
> >> > And,
> >> > there are a multitude of places for the trash to accumulate. However,
> >> > there
> >> > is no one list of what to clean, where to clean, how to clean, and in
> >> > what
> >> > order.
> >> >
> >> > Let's say you have your system tuned and want to do a backup without
> >> > having
> >> > all of the trash, temp, and settings be on the backup. What steps,
> >> > system
> >> > tools (ie Disk Cleanup), and methods do you use?
> >> >
> >> > And, for those of us paranoid about using unknown third party tools,
> >> > what
> >> > manual methods can be used?
> >> >
> >> > Doc
> >>
> >>
> >> >