Vista Tutorial - Junk files

Hi everyone,

I have got Auslogics Defrag program and after each defrag I do it tells me I have a number of junk files, at present 971 sometimes its way over 1000 and I then do a disk cleanup hoping to get rid of them, but after installing another game or program of some sort, again I am told I have several junk files.

I would like to know how I can get rid as it also tells me that they can slow the PC down and lessen performance, not that my PC is a slouch, far from it, but I still don't like the idea of junk files on my PC and would like for once to sort this out, as before I have never taken any notice of it, perhaps I should have, but thats me, untidy as always! lol

Jekyll and Hyde

Pay no attention to it, I loaded it as the first app on a fresh install earlier and it told me the same thing

It's just a ploy to get you to buy one of their other products.

Yes I noticed that as it caught me out by having "Scan and remove Junk" below lol

So I clicked it thinking it was a link to another free program, oh well another wasted mouse click

Thanks

Jekyll and Hyde

Hi Jekyll and Hyde,

These "Junk" files are usually just user specific temp information like the pages visited in IE7. It's nothing to be worried about.

I found that the free program Spybot Search & Destroy will remove all of these "Junk" files, found by Auslogics Defrag, after you run it's scan and select to "Fix" everything it finds.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

Hello Brink,

That helps a great deal, I did'nt know that, and as I happen to have that program installed, I will make more use of it

Many thanks

Jekyll and Hyde

You're welcome Jekyll and Hyde.

Shawn

I have my browser set to empty temp files when I close it, maybe that will help you as well

First of all I am sorry for posting this in the wrong forum

Secondly, how do I do that Joan? I should know this, and am sure I do, but my head is all over the place right now

Jekyll and Hyde

Goto internet options the click on the advanced tab then scroll down to the security settings and check empty temp internet files folder when browser is closed then click ok

No problems just go to Tools/Internet Options and click on the Advanced tab then scroll down until you get to the box that tell it to Empty Internet Files when Browser is closed