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Old 10-18-2008   #1 (permalink)
Daniel


 
 

Disk Cleanup not working

Hi

I have Ultimate, when I run Disk Cleanup it stalls about half way through.

What other method can I use to clean up my "Temp" files?

thanks

Daniel



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Old 10-18-2008   #2 (permalink)
DDW


 
 

Re: Disk Cleanup not working

On Sun, 19 Oct 2008 06:52:49 +1100, "Daniel" <noone@xxxxxx>
wrote:
Quote:

>Hi
>
>I have Ultimate, when I run Disk Cleanup it stalls about half way through.
How long did you wait?
Quote:

>What other method can I use to clean up my "Temp" files?
>
>thanks
>
>Daniel
>
DDW
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Old 10-18-2008   #3 (permalink)
Daniel


 
 

Re: Disk Cleanup not working


"DDW" <dd.wright@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> On Sun, 19 Oct 2008 06:52:49 +1100, "Daniel" <noone@xxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
Quote:

>>Hi
>>
>>I have Ultimate, when I run Disk Cleanup it stalls about half way through.
>
> How long did you wait?
>
Quote:

>>What other method can I use to clean up my "Temp" files?
>>
>>thanks
>>
>>Daniel
>>
>
> DDW
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Old 10-18-2008   #4 (permalink)
Daniel


 
 

Re: Disk Cleanup not working

30 minutes at least
"DDW" <dd.wright@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> On Sun, 19 Oct 2008 06:52:49 +1100, "Daniel" <noone@xxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
Quote:

>>Hi
>>
>>I have Ultimate, when I run Disk Cleanup it stalls about half way through.
>
> How long did you wait?
>
Quote:

>>What other method can I use to clean up my "Temp" files?
>>
>>thanks
>>
>>Daniel
>>
>
> DDW
> --
> Reply via this group
> No email please

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Old 10-18-2008   #5 (permalink)
Daniel


 
 

Re: Disk Cleanup not working

No worries, I have sorted the manual delete and will install CCleaner as you
suggest.

regards

Daniel
"DDW" <dd.wright@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 19 Oct 2008 07:17:48 +1100, "Daniel" <noone@xxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
Quote:

>>30 minutes at least
>
> If the disk is compressed, you might need to wait longer.
>
> You might also download and install CCleaner (Google it) and see what
> it can do for you. It's widely used/recommended and it's still free.
>
>
Quote:

>>"DDW" <dd.wright@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>>news:uigkf4ltvc9hqcteae4j5adik19kno0jcr@xxxxxx
Quote:

>>> On Sun, 19 Oct 2008 06:52:49 +1100, "Daniel" <noone@xxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Hi
>>>>
>>>>I have Ultimate, when I run Disk Cleanup it stalls about half way
>>>>through.
>>>
>>> How long did you wait?
>>>
>>>>What other method can I use to clean up my "Temp" files?
>>>>
>>>>thanks
>>>>
>>>>Daniel
>>>>
>>>
>>> DDW
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>>> Reply via this group
>>> No email please
>>
>
> DDW
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