Can't you just use Windows Explorer and using either CTRL or Shift highlight your duplicate files instead of using System Mechanic?

Also in IE7 all you have to do is add the favorites sidebar to your window then drag and move your sites in the order you want.  Now close the sidebar and click on favorites.  You will see they are in the order you put them.

pickup a copy of CC cleaner from here

http://www.ccleaner.com/

run this and it will keep your system lean...

I'm a bit confused... Where did all of these duplicate files come from? What's your OS? Where are the files located (e.g., same folder, different folders, etc.)? Are they of any particular type?

Some additional information would be helpful. As it is, it's a bit difficult to imagine exactly what your issue might be.

As far as sorting your favorites in IE 7, just open favorites, right-click on any folder, and select "Sort by Name." I think that's how the geniuses at Microsoft intended for people to list their favorites alphabetically.

To: DaveT50

Itried CC Cleaner.  It only removed 400 dups, but there are still 13,925 still on my hard drive. I DID NOT use the Advance part though.  Should I use this part of the CC Cleaner???? To remove the existing dups.

Thanks nmrabbit.

 

I went to Favorites on the tool bar--Double clicked-  sort by name--then I put everything in seperate folders ie--Computer links--AVG, IOLO, Zone Alarm etc.  Now instead of 100 sites to sort through-- I have 9 folders.

Thanks to all for your help.

To: Wynand32,

I have no idea where they all come from.  Or how they where done.  There are in every catagory you can think of.  It looks to me like every time I clicked on something it auto made a dup. 5 years worth. It takes 5 minutes from when I turn on the Computer to it fishish loading the desktop.  I individually removed 15.  It would take a month to remove them all that way. 13,988 that's 2.29 Gigs. I used DaveT50' CC Cleaner and it removed only 400.

I opened Favorite toolbar and D. Clicked.  Put all in folders.  Instead of 100 sites I have 9 folders now.  Much easier.

Dell 2350 30 G, 512 Ram. 5 years old.  Thanks, nmrabbit

 

Davet50, All,

I use CleanUp! which is an easy to use application that removes temporary files created while surfing the web, empties the Recycle Bin, and deletes files from your temporary folders.

how often do you flush your browser files? bet you have a lot there... go to tool internet options Browsing history delete files..if you are runing ie7 you will have options to delet files cookies history form data and passwords... start with the files and cookies...you would be surprised as to how fast they build up...

 

And i would try the cleaner in the advanced mode..you sound like you still have a lot of extra junk on the system..

To do this would take a week.  Not any better way than Sys Mech.  Thanks nmrabbit

thanks Chris. Will check it out.

To DaveT50,

I flushed the internet browser. No help. I did the advance on CC Cleaner and got another 400 dup files off.

I'm down now to 13,600 dup files.  I looked at some of these dup files.  9 on quicken.  I only opened it once just to see what is was all about.  9 dups.  Other programs I just open one time and a lot of them have 6 dups each.  I'm getting a little frustrated about now.  Any more ideas.  Thanks nmrabbit