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Old 07-22-2009   #1 (permalink)


 
 

Disk cleanup - System error memory dump files

Is there something useful to do with System error
memory dump files, or can I safely tell Disk Cleanup
to delete them?

Robert Miles



My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 07-22-2009   #2 (permalink)
Jeff Richards


 
 

Re: Disk cleanup - System error memory dump files

Unless you are attempting to diagnose the cause of the problem, it is safe
to let disk cleanup delete these files.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
<robertmiles@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> Is there something useful to do with System error
> memory dump files, or can I safely tell Disk Cleanup
> to delete them?
>
> Robert Miles
>

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 07-23-2009   #3 (permalink)
Ramesh Srinivasan, MS-MVP


 
 

Re: Disk cleanup - System error memory dump files

As Jeff said. *AND* Make a note of the disk space shown for WER logs in the
Disk Cleanup window. See:

Serious Disk Cleanup Problem in Windows caused by Broken Registration - The
Winhelponline Blog:
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/se...-registration/

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Desktop Experience]
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<robertmiles@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> Is there something useful to do with System error
> memory dump files, or can I safely tell Disk Cleanup
> to delete them?
>
> Robert Miles
>

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 08-01-2009   #4 (permalink)


 
 

Re: Disk cleanup - System error memory dump files

"Jeff Richards" <JRichards@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> Unless you are attempting to diagnose the cause of the problem, it is safe
> to let disk cleanup delete these files.
> --
> Jeff Richards
> MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
> <robertmiles@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:%23R1nXEoCKHA.3556@xxxxxx
Quote:

>> Is there something useful to do with System error
>> memory dump files, or can I safely tell Disk Cleanup
>> to delete them?
>>
>> Robert Miles
>>
>
Looks like I deleted then too soon - after I deleted them, a function
for sending error reports to Microsoft was unable to send error
reports for some recent problems in a search function because it
couldn't find the appropriate files.

I couldn't diagnose the cause of the problem myself, but would
like to have Microsoft do it for me.

Robert Miles


My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 08-01-2009   #5 (permalink)


 
 

Re: Disk cleanup - System error memory dump files

"Ramesh Srinivasan, MS-MVP" <ramesh@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> As Jeff said. *AND* Make a note of the disk space shown for WER logs in
> the Disk Cleanup window. See:
>
> Serious Disk Cleanup Problem in Windows caused by Broken Registration -
> The Winhelponline Blog:
> http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/se...-registration/
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Desktop Experience]
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Supporting Windows® 7, Vista & XP http://www.winhelponline.com
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> <robertmiles@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:%23R1nXEoCKHA.3556@xxxxxx
Quote:

>> Is there something useful to do with System error
>> memory dump files, or can I safely tell Disk Cleanup
>> to delete them?
>>
>> Robert Miles
>>
>
What are WER logs? I don't remember even seeing them mentioned
in my Disk Cleanup window.

Robert Miles


My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 08-03-2009   #6 (permalink)
Ramesh Srinivasan, MS-MVP


 
 

Re: Disk cleanup - System error memory dump files

WER = Windows Error Reporting

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Desktop Experience]
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Supporting Windows® 7, Vista & XP http://www.winhelponline.com
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<robertmiles@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> "Ramesh Srinivasan, MS-MVP" <ramesh@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:OF72kA1CKHA.4392@xxxxxx
Quote:

>> As Jeff said. *AND* Make a note of the disk space shown for WER logs in
>> the Disk Cleanup window. See:
>>
>> Serious Disk Cleanup Problem in Windows caused by Broken Registration -
>> The Winhelponline Blog:
>> http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/se...-registration/
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>>
>> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Desktop Experience]
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> Supporting Windows® 7, Vista & XP http://www.winhelponline.com
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>> <robertmiles@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:%23R1nXEoCKHA.3556@xxxxxx
Quote:

>>> Is there something useful to do with System error
>>> memory dump files, or can I safely tell Disk Cleanup
>>> to delete them?
>>>
>>> Robert Miles
>>>
>>
> What are WER logs? I don't remember even seeing them mentioned
> in my Disk Cleanup window.
>
> Robert Miles
>
>

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 08-05-2009   #7 (permalink)
Jeff Richards


 
 

Re: Disk cleanup - System error memory dump files


<robertmiles@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> snip <
> Looks like I deleted then too soon - after I deleted them, a function
> for sending error reports to Microsoft was unable to send error
> reports for some recent problems in a search function because it
> couldn't find the appropriate files.
>
> I couldn't diagnose the cause of the problem myself, but would
> like to have Microsoft do it for me.
>
> Robert Miles
That's not worth worrying about. If the problem is one that MS is likely to
look at, then it's going to happen again. You can delete these error reports
(if they aren't already gone) in Control Panel \ System & Maintenance \
Problem Reports & Solutions \ See Problems to Check. Right-click and choose
Delete.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)


My System SpecsSystem Spec
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