Solved Junk files

[Jekyll and Hyde]

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 :D and Hyde

 

[z3r010]

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.

 

[Jekyll and Hyde]

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

 

[Brink]

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

 

[Jekyll and Hyde]

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 :D

Jekyll and Hyde

 

[Brink]

You're welcome Jekyll and Hyde.

Shawn

 

[Joan Archer]

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

 

[Jekyll and Hyde]

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

 

[mansrm81]

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

 

[Joan Archer]

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

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

 

[Jekyll and Hyde]

Terrific thanks very much.

However, I know there is always a "however" but this is not to do with emptying Internet files, no its back to the Search and Destroy program, I just clicked on the icon and it had a small box telling me there are 107 temp files and to click to remove them, but on doing so, I then get that they are in use and cannot be deleted

Jekyll and Hyde

 

[mansrm81]

Right click on your drive and select properties then click on the disk cleanup button and select files from all users on this computer then put a check by all of the items you want to clean like temp files, temp internet files etc.

 

[Jekyll and Hyde]

That bit I have done, but I don't get an option to select files from all users, but I do and have checked all the boxes and managed to remove the files.

But the S&D is weird as why can't it remove the temp files, I don't have any programs open so it should surely be able to delete them?

Or maybe they are system files? that is the only thing I can think of, but I don't know any of this so I am more than likely wrong lol

 

[mansrm81]

Some files will not get deleted cause they are not over a week old so you will still have some files in your temp.

 

[Jekyll and Hyde]

Right ok, thanks for clearing that up :D

 

[mansrm81]

Your welcome Jekyll

 

[Brink]

That bit I have done, but I don't get an option to select files from all users, but I do and have checked all the boxes and managed to remove the files.

But the S&D is weird as why can't it remove the temp files, I don't have any programs open so it should surely be able to delete them?

Or maybe they are system files? that is the only thing I can think of, but I don't know any of this so I am more than likely wrong lol

In addition to Mansrm81's post, check to make sure that the Spybot S&D program has the Run this program as an administrator box checked in Compatibility Mode. This will help give Spybot S&D full permission to delete anything you allow it to.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[Jekyll and Hyde]

Ah that is where I am going wrong, I keep forgetting things like this, thanks for reminding me about it :D

Jekyll and Hyde

 

[Jekyll and Hyde]

Brink,

If you mean the privilege level from right clicking S&D's icon in properties, then I can't check that box as its greyed out

 

[Joan Archer]

Glad my bit helped, can't help with Spybot as I don't use it.