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Windows Explorer jams if I delete a few hundred files
e.g. Temporary Internet Files, off any hdd's partition. Same
jamming using WinME's explorer.exe in Win98se, & no jam if done entirely in WinXP home edition. Any1 here has this problem ? |
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Windows Explorer jams if I delete a few hundred files
"TE Chea" wrote in message ...
e.g. Temporary Internet Files, off any hdd's partition. Same jamming using WinME's explorer.exe in Win98se, & no jam if done entirely in WinXP home edition. Any1 here has this problem ? 1. Internet Explorer has a /Tools module that includes management of Temp. Int. Files (e.g. where to store them, for how long, delete all, etc. etc.) We should use this tool for these purposes: using other tools (e.g. DOS DELete) risks interfering with IE custom settings and may prevent IE loading normally. 2. Versions of IE distributed with WinXP are likely to resist better than earlier versions the type of damage explained above. -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) |
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Windows Explorer jams if I delete a few hundred files
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| (e.g. DOS DELete) risks interfering with IE custom | settings Win98se (in GUI) does not allow deletion of Temporary Internet Files (T-I-F) in use as specified in registry. I make a backup copy in another partition, & use another os ( e.g. WinXP ) to delete Win98se 's T-I-F, & restore from this backup whenever T-I-F 's "index.dat" file is damaged ( often when dust short-circuits hdd / mboard 's IC's pins ). I delete older backup copy(s) of T-I-F, whenever I make a new back up copy. Win98se's Windows Explorer (W-E) jams whenever I delete a few hundred of any files ( incl data files not created by IE6 ). In Win98se, you can copy your T-I-F to another partition / hdd, then delete this new copy ( I presume of many hundreds of files ) & see if your W-E jams. |
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Windows Explorer jams if I delete a few hundred files
On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:18:36 +0800, "TE Chea" wrote:
| using other tools | (e.g. DOS DELete) risks interfering with IE custom | settings Win98se (in GUI) does not allow deletion of Temporary Internet Files (T-I-F) in use as specified in registry. I make a backup copy in another partition, & use another os ( e.g. WinXP ) to delete Win98se 's T-I-F, & restore from this backup whenever T-I-F 's "index.dat" file is damaged ( often when dust short-circuits hdd / mboard 's IC's pins ). I delete older backup copy(s) of T-I-F, whenever I make a new back up copy. Win98se's Windows Explorer (W-E) jams whenever I delete a few hundred of any files ( incl data files not created by IE6 ). In Win98se, you can copy your T-I-F to another partition / hdd, then delete this new copy ( I presume of many hundreds of files ) & see if your W-E jams. After a mass delete Windows Explorer hangs up for a short while for me while it's digesting it. It always comes back though. When it's hung I click on another folder and when that displays you know it's done. To save time I delete smaller amounts at a time. To keep Temp and other not needed files at a minimum I use the following Clear.bat file, It's very quick. I put it in the root with a shortcut to it in the Quick Launch Bar. Then every so often I click on it and clear them. It should not run until after windows loads or it could prevent installs and changes from completing on a restart. It can go in the C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp folder as that executes after windows has loaded. That would be automatic which I'm not comfortable with. You can delete the lines in the file that don't apply to you or REM them. You could copy paste the lines: Some lines may wrap, _________________Begin file, don't copy this line_________ IF EXIST C:\WINDOWS\RECENT\*.* DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\RECENT\*.* REM IF EXIST C:\WINDOWS\COOKIES\*.* DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\COOKIES\*.* IF EXIST C:\Progra~1\Icq\atebro~1\123456789\cache\*.* DELTREE /Y C:\Progra~1\Icq\atebro~1\35450473\cache\*.* IF EXIST C:\WINDOWS\HISTORY\*.* DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\HISTORY IF EXIST C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\*.* DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\*.* IF EXIST C:\WINDOWS\TEMPOR~1\CACHE1\*.* DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\TEMPOR~1\CACHE1\*.* IF EXIST C:\WINDOWS\TEMPOR~1\CACHE2\*.* DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\TEMPOR~1\CACHE2\*.* IF EXIST C:\WINDOWS\TEMPOR~1\CACHE3\*.* DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\TEMPOR~1\CACHE3\*.* IF EXIST C:\WINDOWS\TEMPOR~1\CACHE4\*.* DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\TEMPOR~1\CACHE4\*.* IF EXIST C:\WINDOWS\TEMPOR~1\Content.IE5\*.* DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\TEMPOR~1\Content.IE5\*.* IF EXIST C:\TEMP\*.* DELTREE /Y C:\TEMP\History\History.IE5\*.* IF EXIST C:\WINDOWS\TEMPOR~1\*.* DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\TEMPOR~1\*.* IF EXIST C:\TEMP\*.* DELTREE /Y C:\TEMP\*.* IF EXIST C:\AGENT\EPIX2\TEMP\*.* DELTREE /Y C:\AGENT\EPIX2\TEMP\*.* IF EXIST C:\AGENT\Prolog\TEMP\*.* DELTREE /Y C:\AGENT\Prolog\TEMP\*.* IF EXIST C:\WINDOWS\APPLIC~1\MOZILLA\PROFILES\BILL_W~1\6EPE QG~1\CACHE\*.* DELTREE C:\WINDOWS\APPLIC~1\MOZILLA\PROFILES\BILL_W~1\6EPE QG~1\CACHE\*.* REM deltree C:\TEMP\History\History.IE5 @REM IF EXIST C:\WINDOWS\TEMPOR~1\*.* DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\TEMPOR~1\*.* @REM ECHO *********************** @REM ECHO Original Ronaldo/Modified by Shep and Watt @REM ECHO **************************** _________________End file, don't copy this line____________ Regards, Bill Watt Win98 Computer Help & Other Information http://home.ptd.net/~bwatt/ |
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Windows Explorer jams if I delete a few hundred files
Followup at end. On Tue, 11 Mar 2008 02:21:14 -0400, Bill Watt wrote: On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:18:36 +0800, "TE Chea" wrote: | using other tools | (e.g. DOS DELete) risks interfering with IE custom | settings Win98se (in GUI) does not allow deletion of Temporary Internet Files (T-I-F) in use as specified in registry. I make a backup copy in another partition, & use another os ( e.g. WinXP ) to delete Win98se 's T-I-F, & restore from this backup whenever T-I-F 's "index.dat" file is damaged ( often when dust short-circuits hdd / mboard 's IC's pins ). I delete older backup copy(s) of T-I-F, whenever I make a new back up copy. Win98se's Windows Explorer (W-E) jams whenever I delete a few hundred of any files ( incl data files not created by IE6 ). In Win98se, you can copy your T-I-F to another partition / hdd, then delete this new copy ( I presume of many hundreds of files ) & see if your W-E jams. After a mass delete Windows Explorer hangs up for a short while for me while it's digesting it. It always comes back though. When it's hung I click on another folder and when that displays you know it's done. To save time I delete smaller amounts at a time. To keep Temp and other not needed files at a minimum I use the following Clear.bat file, It's very quick. I put it in the root with a shortcut to it in the Quick Launch Bar. Then every so often I click on it and clear them. It should not run until after windows loads or it could prevent installs and changes from completing on a restart. It can go in the C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp folder as that executes after windows has loaded. That would be automatic which I'm not comfortable with. You can delete the lines in the file that don't apply to you or REM them. You could copy paste the lines: Some lines may wrap, _________________Begin file, don't copy this line_________ IF EXIST C:\WINDOWS\RECENT\*.* DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\RECENT\*.* REM IF EXIST C:\WINDOWS\COOKIES\*.* DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\COOKIES\*.* IF EXIST C:\Progra~1\Icq\atebro~1\123456789\cache\*.* DELTREE /Y C:\Progra~1\Icq\atebro~1\35450473\cache\*.* IF EXIST C:\WINDOWS\HISTORY\*.* DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\HISTORY IF EXIST C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\*.* DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\*.* IF EXIST C:\WINDOWS\TEMPOR~1\CACHE1\*.* DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\TEMPOR~1\CACHE1\*.* IF EXIST C:\WINDOWS\TEMPOR~1\CACHE2\*.* DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\TEMPOR~1\CACHE2\*.* IF EXIST C:\WINDOWS\TEMPOR~1\CACHE3\*.* DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\TEMPOR~1\CACHE3\*.* IF EXIST C:\WINDOWS\TEMPOR~1\CACHE4\*.* DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\TEMPOR~1\CACHE4\*.* IF EXIST C:\WINDOWS\TEMPOR~1\Content.IE5\*.* DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\TEMPOR~1\Content.IE5\*.* IF EXIST C:\TEMP\*.* DELTREE /Y C:\TEMP\History\History.IE5\*.* IF EXIST C:\WINDOWS\TEMPOR~1\*.* DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\TEMPOR~1\*.* IF EXIST C:\TEMP\*.* DELTREE /Y C:\TEMP\*.* IF EXIST C:\AGENT\EPIX2\TEMP\*.* DELTREE /Y C:\AGENT\EPIX2\TEMP\*.* IF EXIST C:\AGENT\Prolog\TEMP\*.* DELTREE /Y C:\AGENT\Prolog\TEMP\*.* IF EXIST C:\WINDOWS\APPLIC~1\MOZILLA\PROFILES\BILL_W~1\6EP EQG~1\CACHE\*.* DELTREE C:\WINDOWS\APPLIC~1\MOZILLA\PROFILES\BILL_W~1\6EP EQG~1\CACHE\*.* REM deltree C:\TEMP\History\History.IE5 @REM IF EXIST C:\WINDOWS\TEMPOR~1\*.* DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\TEMPOR~1\*.* @REM ECHO *********************** @REM ECHO Original Ronaldo/Modified by Shep and Watt @REM ECHO **************************** _________________End file, don't copy this line____________ BTW Paste the copy into a maximized Notebook window to minimize wrap. You will probably only need a few of the lines. To add a line just use one of the others as an example, watch the spaces. If you put it into the Quick Launch Bar click on it right after Windows loads and before you change anything. The file may be helpful for you, I dunno. Regards, Bill Watt Win98 Computer Help & Other Information http://home.ptd.net/~bwatt/ |
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Windows Explorer jams if I delete a few hundred files
| To keep Temp and other not needed files at a minimum I use the
| following Clear.bat file No need for a batch*file ; deletion can be done in W-E easily , unless you love to write a *. I need a function in IE6 to find & remove redundant ( not recorded in "index.dat" ) files in T-I-F ; whenever pc jams before I close IE6, files in T-I-F are not recorded in "index.dat" file. |
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Windows Explorer jams if I delete a few hundred files
You want to somehow execute a routine after a freeze, automatically? Not in
9x, I don't think so. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User www.grystmill.com "TE Chea" wrote in message ... | To keep Temp and other not needed files at a minimum I use the | following Clear.bat file No need for a batch*file ; deletion can be done in W-E easily , unless you love to write a *. I need a function in IE6 to find & remove redundant ( not recorded in "index.dat" ) files in T-I-F ; whenever pc jams before I close IE6, files in T-I-F are not recorded in "index.dat" file. |
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