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Using DOS to clear TIF,Cookies etc
I have loads of cookies,etc and thought that I would use Dos to clear them out as the Windows way of clearing seemed to leave many files.
Went to Start/Shut Down/Restart in Dos/typed smartdrv/hit Enter
At C:\Windows prompt typed
deltree history/hit Enter/y to verify/hit Enter again(is this correct?) I also followed these directions for removing tempor~1, and cookies. Screen showed that all of these items were DELETING, but even tho I left screen on for an interminable time nothing showed that the deletion was completed. Need more direction,I think!!!
Dell Pentium111
DimensionXPS550
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Junor
Junor
Went to Start/Shut Down/Restart in Dos/typed smartdrv/hit Enter
At C:\Windows prompt typed
deltree history/hit Enter/y to verify/hit Enter again(is this correct?) I also followed these directions for removing tempor~1, and cookies. Screen showed that all of these items were DELETING, but even tho I left screen on for an interminable time nothing showed that the deletion was completed. Need more direction,I think!!!
Dell Pentium111
DimensionXPS550
128
Junor
Junor
- Tx for your prompt reply,Don. Yes, Ive been to Win Exp/and then to Windows/TIF. It still showed lots of files , so I ended up doing the Edit/Select all/Delete. It meant I had to personalize again which I thought that I could avoid by going to DOS. Oh well, I'm learning all of the time .Junor
Junor Denny Denham
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Posted March 16th, 2001 21:00
Junor,
You might find the following from Fred Langa a useful way to accomplish what you want:
"once a week, when I know it's safe (no upgrades in progress) I boot to DOS and run a batch file called cleanup.bat. You can create the same file by copying these lines into Notepad, and saving the file as c:\cleanup.bat :
c:\windows\command\deltree /y c:\windows\temp
del c:\windows\tempor~1\*.zip
del c:\windows\tempor~1\*.exe
When you run cleanup.bat (i.e. just type "cleanup" without the quote marks at the DOS command prompt), it will completely wipe out the Temp directory and any exe or zip files that have made their way into the "Temporary Internet Files" folder. Windows will then create a fresh, new and *empty* Temp directory when it runs."
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Posted March 16th, 2001 16:00