Temp is listed in disk clean up anyway.
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"Dr. Strangelove" <DrStrangelove@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:
> That is the point, Andre. There is no one-stop shop to do all of the
> house
> cleaning. How many people know about Windows\Temp, and then
> AppData\Local\Temp?
>
> There are many other areas to clean, for efficiency and for privacy. That
> is why I called this a "discussion".
>
> Doc
>
>
> "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" wrote:
> Quote:
>> Well, it does crucial areas of the system that often need clean up. If
>> you
>> want more granular control, you could try browsing the Temp directory
>> with
>> hidden files shown and clear out any unnecessary files from there.
>>
>> Click Start > type %TEMP% and hit Enter
>> --
>> 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: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:
>> >
>> >> Its simple 'Disk Cleanup'.
>> >> --
>> >> 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
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> >>
>>
>>