Vista - Disc Cleanup, Temporary Files

10-01-2007

I thought I'd use disc cleanup to clear up some space on my main hard drive,
but under "Temporary Files" it lists the size as being 44.5 GB. What's
included in temp files, and doesn't 44.5 GB seem like a lot? Will this delete
anything important like personal or program files? Thanks

10-02-2007

On Mon, 1 Oct 2007 20:38:02 -0700, Jacob07
<Jacob07@xxxxxx> wrote:

Quote:

>I thought I'd use disc cleanup to clear up some space on my main hard drive,
>but under "Temporary Files" it lists the size as being 44.5 GB. What's
>included in temp files, and doesn't 44.5 GB seem like a lot? Will this delete
>anything important like personal or program files? Thanks

It is a lot, but you're not going to lose anything needed.

You know how good it feels when you haven't had a s**t for two or
three days, and then you produce such a big one that you seriously
wonder whether its going to flush away or not. Well, that's exactly
how good your computer is going to feel when it gets rid of all that
unwanted stuff. :-)

Chris

10-02-2007

Hi Jacob07,

See:

http://groups.google.com/group/micro...63fca13ab622a5
and
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...53e44e7350166d

One says "Used Vista Disk clean up, 40GB gone in a minute !!! "

"i delete them deletes nearly everything on my comp"

So, it's wise not to use the function until the confusion (bug or whatever) is cleared.

Note that I'm not seen such problem in my Vista systems here.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

"Jacob07" <Jacob07@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:53797718-E780-496B-B56F-9C6945C73DA7@xxxxxx
I thought I'd use disc cleanup to clear up some space on my main hard drive,
but under "Temporary Files" it lists the size as being 44.5 GB. What's
included in temp files, and doesn't 44.5 GB seem like a lot? Will this delete
anything important like personal or program files? Thanks

10-02-2007

Thanks for the reply. I agree with you and think it probably best to not run
cleanup on this item. It seems almost impossible for temporary files to take
up that much room. Hopefully their will be an update to the disk cleanup soon.

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

Quote:

> Hi Jacob07,
>
> See:
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/micro...63fca13ab622a5
> and
> http://groups.google.com/group/micro...53e44e7350166d
>
> One says "Used Vista Disk clean up, 40GB gone in a minute !!! "
>
> "i delete them deletes nearly everything on my comp"
>
> So, it's wise not to use the function until the confusion (bug or whatever) is cleared.
>
> Note that I'm not seen such problem in my Vista systems here.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
>
>
> "Jacob07" <Jacob07@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:53797718-E780-496B-B56F-9C6945C73DA7@xxxxxx
> I thought I'd use disc cleanup to clear up some space on my main hard drive,
> but under "Temporary Files" it lists the size as being 44.5 GB. What's
> included in temp files, and doesn't 44.5 GB seem like a lot? Will this delete
> anything important like personal or program files? Thanks
>

10-02-2007

Hi Jacob07,

You're welcome.

You can manually clear the TEMP folder though, or check the total disk space used by the Temp folder. To open the Temp folder of your user account, type %TEMP% in the Start, search box and press {ENTER}.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

"Jacob07" <Jacob07@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:A2DDADCB-4696-4FE9-9F20-4946B484B987@xxxxxx
Thanks for the reply. I agree with you and think it probably best to not run
cleanup on this item. It seems almost impossible for temporary files to take
up that much room. Hopefully their will be an update to the disk cleanup soon.

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

Quote:

> Hi Jacob07,
>
> See:
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/micro...63fca13ab622a5
> and
> http://groups.google.com/group/micro...53e44e7350166d
>
> One says "Used Vista Disk clean up, 40GB gone in a minute !!! "
>
> "i delete them deletes nearly everything on my comp"
>
> So, it's wise not to use the function until the confusion (bug or whatever) is cleared.
>
> Note that I'm not seen such problem in my Vista systems here.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
>
>
> "Jacob07" <Jacob07@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:53797718-E780-496B-B56F-9C6945C73DA7@xxxxxx
> I thought I'd use disc cleanup to clear up some space on my main hard drive,
> but under "Temporary Files" it lists the size as being 44.5 GB. What's
> included in temp files, and doesn't 44.5 GB seem like a lot? Will this delete
> anything important like personal or program files? Thanks
>

10-03-2007

It shows the size of the "Temp" (AppData/ Local/ Temp)folder as being 22.3GB
in size. It should be safe to manually delete all these files? I noticed that
the windows acount user pictures that are shown on the welcome screen are in
this folder. Are they just copies or does this matter? Thanks

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

Quote:

> Hi Jacob07,
>
> You're welcome.
>
> You can manually clear the TEMP folder though, or check the total disk space used by the Temp folder. To open the Temp folder of your user account, type %TEMP% in the Start, search box and press {ENTER}.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
>
>
> "Jacob07" <Jacob07@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:A2DDADCB-4696-4FE9-9F20-4946B484B987@xxxxxx
> Thanks for the reply. I agree with you and think it probably best to not run
> cleanup on this item. It seems almost impossible for temporary files to take
> up that much room. Hopefully their will be an update to the disk cleanup soon.
>
> "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:
>

Quote:

> > Hi Jacob07,
> >
> > See:
> >
> > http://groups.google.com/group/micro...63fca13ab622a5
> > and
> > http://groups.google.com/group/micro...53e44e7350166d
> >
> > One says "Used Vista Disk clean up, 40GB gone in a minute !!! "
> >
> > "i delete them deletes nearly everything on my comp"
> >
> > So, it's wise not to use the function until the confusion (bug or whatever) is cleared.
> >
> > Note that I'm not seen such problem in my Vista systems here.
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> >
> > Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> > WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
> >
> >
> > "Jacob07" <Jacob07@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:53797718-E780-496B-B56F-9C6945C73DA7@xxxxxx
> > I thought I'd use disc cleanup to clear up some space on my main hard drive,
> > but under "Temporary Files" it lists the size as being 44.5 GB. What's
> > included in temp files, and doesn't 44.5 GB seem like a lot? Will this delete
> > anything important like personal or program files? Thanks
> >

>

10-04-2007

Yes. It's generally safe to delete files in the %TEMP% folder. However, as it shows 22.3 GB, I'd exercise some caution before clearing them. Check if there are any programs or important files within those folders. Perhaps you may move them to a different location in the hard drive, observe for few days, and then delete them.

Quote:

>> acount user pictures that are shown on the welcome screen are in this folder

They'll be recreated automatically upon next boot.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

"Jacob07" <Jacob07@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:48B7092C-6640-4403-B604-978624806113@xxxxxx
It shows the size of the "Temp" (AppData/ Local/ Temp)folder as being 22.3GB
in size. It should be safe to manually delete all these files? I noticed that
the windows acount user pictures that are shown on the welcome screen are in
this folder. Are they just copies or does this matter? Thanks

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

Quote:

> Hi Jacob07,
>
> You're welcome.
>
> You can manually clear the TEMP folder though, or check the total disk space used by the Temp folder. To open the Temp folder of your user account, type %TEMP% in the Start, search box and press {ENTER}.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
>
>
> "Jacob07" <Jacob07@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:A2DDADCB-4696-4FE9-9F20-4946B484B987@xxxxxx
> Thanks for the reply. I agree with you and think it probably best to not run
> cleanup on this item. It seems almost impossible for temporary files to take
> up that much room. Hopefully their will be an update to the disk cleanup soon.
>
> "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:
>

Quote:

> > Hi Jacob07,
> >
> > See:
> >
> > http://groups.google.com/group/micro...63fca13ab622a5
> > and
> > http://groups.google.com/group/micro...53e44e7350166d
> >
> > One says "Used Vista Disk clean up, 40GB gone in a minute !!! "
> >
> > "i delete them deletes nearly everything on my comp"
> >
> > So, it's wise not to use the function until the confusion (bug or whatever) is cleared.
> >
> > Note that I'm not seen such problem in my Vista systems here.
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> >
> > Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> > WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
> >
> >
> > "Jacob07" <Jacob07@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:53797718-E780-496B-B56F-9C6945C73DA7@xxxxxx
> > I thought I'd use disc cleanup to clear up some space on my main hard drive,
> > but under "Temporary Files" it lists the size as being 44.5 GB. What's
> > included in temp files, and doesn't 44.5 GB seem like a lot? Will this delete
> > anything important like personal or program files? Thanks
> >

>

**.Joe** · 03-19-2008

Disc Cleanup * Warning *

I used disc clean up this morning. There were some additional options for user "backup" or "temp" files. It was a large number (in GB). But I went ahead and used it anyway.

Very bad.

It deleted all my icons and program menu shortcuts. It is *NOT* recommended that you use Microsofts Disc Cleanup program.

Thank goodness, I imaged my hard drive last night after installing SP1.

If you'd like to see the imager I used that has now saved me twice, visit this thread. There are several utilities that I recommend for Vista:

Short List of Utilities for Vista

03-20-2008

Serious Disk Cleanup problem caused by broken registration | The Winhelponline.com Blog:
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/se...-registration/

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
Winhelponline.com blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog

".Joe" <Joe.36iob3@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message news:Joe.36iob3@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net...

Disc Cleanup * Warning *

I used disc clean up this morning. There were some additional options
for user "backup" or "temp" files. It was a large number (in GB). But I
went ahead and used it anyway.

Very bad.

It deleted all my icons and program menu shortcuts. It is *NOT*
recommended that you use Microsofts Disc Cleanup program.

Thank goodness, I imaged my hard drive last night after installing SP1.

If you'd like to see the imager I used that has now saved me twice,
visit this thread. There are several utilities that I recommend for
Vista:

Short List of Utilities for Vista

--
Joe

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**.Joe** · 03-20-2008

Quote: Originally Posted by Ramesh, MS-MVP

Serious Disk Cleanup problem caused by broken registration | The Winhelponline.com Blog:
Serious Disk Cleanup problem caused by broken registration | The Winhelponline.com Blog

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting Windows XP and Windows Vista - Troubleshooting, Tips & Fixes
Winhelponline.com blog The Winhelponline.com Blog

".Joe" <Joe.36iob3@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message news:Joe.36iob3@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net...

Disc Cleanup * Warning *

I used disc clean up this morning. There were some additional options
for user "backup" or "temp" files. It was a large number (in GB). But I
went ahead and used it anyway.

Very bad.

It deleted all my icons and program menu shortcuts. It is *NOT*
recommended that you use Microsofts Disc Cleanup program.

Thank goodness, I imaged my hard drive last night after installing SP1.

If you'd like to see the imager I used that has now saved me twice,
visit this thread. There are several utilities that I recommend for
Vista:

Short List of Utilities for Vista

--
Joe

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Whew. Thanks for finding that fix. I was really surprised that disk cleanup did what it did. Now it can be used as intended.

10-01-2007	#1 (permalink)
Jacob07 n/a posts	Disc Cleanup, Temporary Files I thought I'd use disc cleanup to clear up some space on my main hard drive, but under "Temporary Files" it lists the size as being 44.5 GB. What's included in temp files, and doesn't 44.5 GB seem like a lot? Will this delete anything important like personal or program files? Thanks
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10-02-2007	#2 (permalink)
Chris Blunt n/a posts	Re: Disc Cleanup, Temporary Files On Mon, 1 Oct 2007 20:38:02 -0700, Jacob07 <Jacob07@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >I thought I'd use disc cleanup to clear up some space on my main hard drive, >but under "Temporary Files" it lists the size as being 44.5 GB. What's >included in temp files, and doesn't 44.5 GB seem like a lot? Will this delete >anything important like personal or program files? Thanks It is a lot, but you're not going to lose anything needed. You know how good it feels when you haven't had a s**t for two or three days, and then you produce such a big one that you seriously wonder whether its going to flush away or not. Well, that's exactly how good your computer is going to feel when it gets rid of all that unwanted stuff. :-) Chris
My System Specs

10-02-2007	#3 (permalink)
Ramesh, MS-MVP n/a posts	Re: Disc Cleanup, Temporary Files Hi Jacob07, See: http://groups.google.com/group/micro...63fca13ab622a5 and http://groups.google.com/group/micro...53e44e7350166d One says "Used Vista Disk clean up, 40GB gone in a minute !!! " "i delete them deletes nearly everything on my comp" So, it's wise not to use the function until the confusion (bug or whatever) is cleared. Note that I'm not seen such problem in my Vista systems here. -- Regards, Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com "Jacob07" <Jacob07@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:53797718-E780-496B-B56F-9C6945C73DA7@xxxxxx I thought I'd use disc cleanup to clear up some space on my main hard drive, but under "Temporary Files" it lists the size as being 44.5 GB. What's included in temp files, and doesn't 44.5 GB seem like a lot? Will this delete anything important like personal or program files? Thanks
My System Specs

10-02-2007	#4 (permalink)
Jacob07 n/a posts	Re: Disc Cleanup, Temporary Files Thanks for the reply. I agree with you and think it probably best to not run cleanup on this item. It seems almost impossible for temporary files to take up that much room. Hopefully their will be an update to the disk cleanup soon. "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote: Quote: > Hi Jacob07, > > See: > > http://groups.google.com/group/micro...63fca13ab622a5 > and > http://groups.google.com/group/micro...53e44e7350166d > > One says "Used Vista Disk clean up, 40GB gone in a minute !!! " > > "i delete them deletes nearly everything on my comp" > > So, it's wise not to use the function until the confusion (bug or whatever) is cleared. > > Note that I'm not seen such problem in my Vista systems here. > > -- > Regards, > > Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] > WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com > > > "Jacob07" <Jacob07@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:53797718-E780-496B-B56F-9C6945C73DA7@xxxxxx > I thought I'd use disc cleanup to clear up some space on my main hard drive, > but under "Temporary Files" it lists the size as being 44.5 GB. What's > included in temp files, and doesn't 44.5 GB seem like a lot? Will this delete > anything important like personal or program files? Thanks >
My System Specs

10-02-2007	#5 (permalink)
Ramesh, MS-MVP n/a posts	Re: Disc Cleanup, Temporary Files Hi Jacob07, You're welcome. You can manually clear the TEMP folder though, or check the total disk space used by the Temp folder. To open the Temp folder of your user account, type %TEMP% in the Start, search box and press {ENTER}. -- Regards, Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com "Jacob07" <Jacob07@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:A2DDADCB-4696-4FE9-9F20-4946B484B987@xxxxxx Thanks for the reply. I agree with you and think it probably best to not run cleanup on this item. It seems almost impossible for temporary files to take up that much room. Hopefully their will be an update to the disk cleanup soon. "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote: Quote: > Hi Jacob07, > > See: > > http://groups.google.com/group/micro...63fca13ab622a5 > and > http://groups.google.com/group/micro...53e44e7350166d > > One says "Used Vista Disk clean up, 40GB gone in a minute !!! " > > "i delete them deletes nearly everything on my comp" > > So, it's wise not to use the function until the confusion (bug or whatever) is cleared. > > Note that I'm not seen such problem in my Vista systems here. > > -- > Regards, > > Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] > WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com > > > "Jacob07" <Jacob07@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:53797718-E780-496B-B56F-9C6945C73DA7@xxxxxx > I thought I'd use disc cleanup to clear up some space on my main hard drive, > but under "Temporary Files" it lists the size as being 44.5 GB. What's > included in temp files, and doesn't 44.5 GB seem like a lot? Will this delete > anything important like personal or program files? Thanks >
My System Specs

10-03-2007	#6 (permalink)
Jacob07 n/a posts	Re: Disc Cleanup, Temporary Files It shows the size of the "Temp" (AppData/ Local/ Temp)folder as being 22.3GB in size. It should be safe to manually delete all these files? I noticed that the windows acount user pictures that are shown on the welcome screen are in this folder. Are they just copies or does this matter? Thanks "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote: Quote: > Hi Jacob07, > > You're welcome. > > You can manually clear the TEMP folder though, or check the total disk space used by the Temp folder. To open the Temp folder of your user account, type %TEMP% in the Start, search box and press {ENTER}. > > -- > Regards, > > Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] > WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com > > > "Jacob07" <Jacob07@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:A2DDADCB-4696-4FE9-9F20-4946B484B987@xxxxxx > Thanks for the reply. I agree with you and think it probably best to not run > cleanup on this item. It seems almost impossible for temporary files to take > up that much room. Hopefully their will be an update to the disk cleanup soon. > > "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote: > Quote: > > Hi Jacob07, > > > > See: > > > > http://groups.google.com/group/micro...63fca13ab622a5 > > and > > http://groups.google.com/group/micro...53e44e7350166d > > > > One says "Used Vista Disk clean up, 40GB gone in a minute !!! " > > > > "i delete them deletes nearly everything on my comp" > > > > So, it's wise not to use the function until the confusion (bug or whatever) is cleared. > > > > Note that I'm not seen such problem in my Vista systems here. > > > > -- > > Regards, > > > > Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] > > WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com > > > > > > "Jacob07" <Jacob07@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:53797718-E780-496B-B56F-9C6945C73DA7@xxxxxx > > I thought I'd use disc cleanup to clear up some space on my main hard drive, > > but under "Temporary Files" it lists the size as being 44.5 GB. What's > > included in temp files, and doesn't 44.5 GB seem like a lot? Will this delete > > anything important like personal or program files? Thanks > > >
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10-04-2007	#7 (permalink)
Ramesh, MS-MVP n/a posts	Re: Disc Cleanup, Temporary Files Yes. It's generally safe to delete files in the %TEMP% folder. However, as it shows 22.3 GB, I'd exercise some caution before clearing them. Check if there are any programs or important files within those folders. Perhaps you may move them to a different location in the hard drive, observe for few days, and then delete them. Quote: Quote: >> acount user pictures that are shown on the welcome screen are in this folder They'll be recreated automatically upon next boot. -- Regards, Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com "Jacob07" <Jacob07@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:48B7092C-6640-4403-B604-978624806113@xxxxxx It shows the size of the "Temp" (AppData/ Local/ Temp)folder as being 22.3GB in size. It should be safe to manually delete all these files? I noticed that the windows acount user pictures that are shown on the welcome screen are in this folder. Are they just copies or does this matter? Thanks "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote: Quote: > Hi Jacob07, > > You're welcome. > > You can manually clear the TEMP folder though, or check the total disk space used by the Temp folder. To open the Temp folder of your user account, type %TEMP% in the Start, search box and press {ENTER}. > > -- > Regards, > > Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] > WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com > > > "Jacob07" <Jacob07@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:A2DDADCB-4696-4FE9-9F20-4946B484B987@xxxxxx > Thanks for the reply. I agree with you and think it probably best to not run > cleanup on this item. It seems almost impossible for temporary files to take > up that much room. Hopefully their will be an update to the disk cleanup soon. > > "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote: > Quote: > > Hi Jacob07, > > > > See: > > > > http://groups.google.com/group/micro...63fca13ab622a5 > > and > > http://groups.google.com/group/micro...53e44e7350166d > > > > One says "Used Vista Disk clean up, 40GB gone in a minute !!! " > > > > "i delete them deletes nearly everything on my comp" > > > > So, it's wise not to use the function until the confusion (bug or whatever) is cleared. > > > > Note that I'm not seen such problem in my Vista systems here. > > > > -- > > Regards, > > > > Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] > > WindowsÂ® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com > > > > > > "Jacob07" <Jacob07@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:53797718-E780-496B-B56F-9C6945C73DA7@xxxxxx > > I thought I'd use disc cleanup to clear up some space on my main hard drive, > > but under "Temporary Files" it lists the size as being 44.5 GB. What's > > included in temp files, and doesn't 44.5 GB seem like a lot? Will this delete > > anything important like personal or program files? Thanks > > >
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03-19-2008	#8 (permalink)
.Joe Windows 7 RC 916 posts	Re: Disc Cleanup, Temporary Files Disc Cleanup * Warning * I used disc clean up this morning. There were some additional options for user "backup" or "temp" files. It was a large number (in GB). But I went ahead and used it anyway. Very bad. It deleted all my icons and program menu shortcuts. It is NOT recommended that you use Microsofts Disc Cleanup program. Thank goodness, I imaged my hard drive last night after installing SP1. If you'd like to see the imager I used that has now saved me twice, visit this thread. There are several utilities that I recommend for Vista: Short List of Utilities for Vista
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03-20-2008	#9 (permalink)
Ramesh, MS-MVP n/a posts	Re: Disc Cleanup, Temporary Files Serious Disk Cleanup problem caused by broken registration \| The Winhelponline.com Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/se...-registration/ -- Regards, Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com Winhelponline.com blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog ".Joe" <Joe.36iob3@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message news:Joe.36iob3@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net... Disc Cleanup * Warning * I used disc clean up this morning. There were some additional options for user "backup" or "temp" files. It was a large number (in GB). But I went ahead and used it anyway. Very bad. It deleted all my icons and program menu shortcuts. It is NOT recommended that you use Microsofts Disc Cleanup program. Thank goodness, I imaged my hard drive last night after installing SP1. If you'd like to see the imager I used that has now saved me twice, visit this thread. There are several utilities that I recommend for Vista: Short List of Utilities for Vista -- Joe _[image: http://uswave.net/vistax64/joetmvx64.png] (\"http://www.vistax64.com/index.php?referrerid=17621\")_ _::Click_here_for_the_Vista_Forums:: (\"http://www.vistax64.com/index.php?referrerid=17621\")_ _CPU-Z_Verified (\"http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=323179\")_
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03-20-2008	#10 (permalink)
.Joe Windows 7 RC 916 posts	Re: Disc Cleanup, Temporary Files Quote: Originally Posted by Ramesh, MS-MVP Serious Disk Cleanup problem caused by broken registration \| The Winhelponline.com Blog: Serious Disk Cleanup problem caused by broken registration \| The Winhelponline.com Blog -- Regards, Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] Windows® Troubleshooting Windows XP and Windows Vista - Troubleshooting, Tips & Fixes Winhelponline.com blog The Winhelponline.com Blog ".Joe" <Joe.36iob3@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message news:Joe.36iob3@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net... Disc Cleanup * Warning * I used disc clean up this morning. There were some additional options for user "backup" or "temp" files. It was a large number (in GB). But I went ahead and used it anyway. Very bad. It deleted all my icons and program menu shortcuts. It is NOT recommended that you use Microsofts Disc Cleanup program. Thank goodness, I imaged my hard drive last night after installing SP1. If you'd like to see the imager I used that has now saved me twice, visit this thread. There are several utilities that I recommend for Vista: Short List of Utilities for Vista -- Joe _[image: http://uswave.net/vistax64/joetmvx64.png] (\"http://www.vistax64.com/index.php?referrerid=17621\")_ _::Click_here_for_the_Vista_Forums:: (\"http://www.vistax64.com/index.php?referrerid=17621\")_ _CPU-Z_Verified (\"http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=323179\")_ Whew. Thanks for finding that fix. I was really surprised that disk cleanup did what it did. Now it can be used as intended.
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