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  1. Cleaning Index.dat files is, shall we say, confusing. My main gripes are:

     

    1) Checking the Index.dat section in Cleaner appears to do nothing in either Analysis or Clean. Why is it still there?

     

    2) There's no indication of which Index.dat files will be cleaned.

     

    3) Index.dat file cleaning is now apparently restricted to two places, Temp Int Files and History. We shouldn't be guessing what's cleaned.

     

    It's all rather vague, which is why this question comes up regularly.

     

    Although, CCleaner empties the files of content, I used Linux to delete the three I mentioned originally. I just feel better seeing the new Index.dat files with the smaller sizes. Thanks for the additional information.

  2. "There was a time when CCleaner "marked for deletion" and then got zapped - and immediately recreated by Windows.

     

    I believe they now have the contents "vacuumed" in situ."

     

    I had to investigate the contents. It appears you are correct

    that the contents get deleted ("vacuumed") but not the empty

    files themselves.

     

    I would like to state, that I don't feel comfortable with that

    arrangement. Can that empty filespace be wiped with the

    filename still in place?

     

    "and then got zapped"

     

    If you understand how the IE cache works, yes, they would be

    zapped but they were needed files, so new ones would be created

    by Windows. Those are data files that contain necessary

    information (URLs)for the IE cache to function. (Unless you

    choose privacy mode).

     

    I'd like to know why the decision to delete the contents was

    decided over the deletion of the entire file?

  3. "How can you tell ?"

     

    New, empty Index.dats are 16KB to 65KB, depending on location.

     

    "Does it matter ?"

     

    Depends. No program that claims to clean the items that CCleaner does

    would be complete without cleaning ALL index.dat files. The ones I

    listed are hands-down the most important. I use CCleaner rather than

    a bunch of individual Windows cleaning apps because it is "one-click"

    cleans all. I expect all. If you don't expect everything to be

    cleaned, especially when you place a checkmark next to the item, then

    you think differently than anyone I know.

  4. Vista Ultimate/IE9

    CCleaner v3.05.1408

     

    I can't say if there are other places that CCleaner isn't deleting

    files but checking several times, these Index.dat files are not

    being deleted on reboot.

     

    C:\Users\UserAccount\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History\History.IE5\Index.dat

    (Currently over 835KB)

     

    C:\Users\UserAccount\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\Index.dat

    (Currently at over 3,200KB).

     

    C:\Users\UserAccount\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Index.dat

    (Currently over 81KB)

  5. Just recently downloaded/installed:

    CCleaner v3.04.1389

     

    Vista Ultimate/IE9

    IE9 installed March 14, 2011

     

    Was using older version of CCleaner and with IE9, it would

    not keep me signed-in to websites even though it worked fine

    with IE8.

     

    New version keeping me signed in but doesn't clean Temporary

    Internet Files and Index.dat in this location:

    C:\Users\ -User Account-\AppData\Local\temp\Temporary Internet Files

     

    Cookies,History,TIF were all moved recently, not sure if related to

    IE9 or to new version of CCleaner. Old location was here:

     

    C:\Users\ -User Account-\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\

    Temporary Internet Files

     

    When you access TIF through Internet Options, everything is deleted,

    except for cookies designated to keep:

     

    C:\Users\ -User Account-\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary

    Internet Files

     

    Items checked off for cleaning with CCleaner Under:

     

    Internet Explorer heading - everything checked

    except saved passwords

     

    Windows Explorer heading - everything checked

     

    System heading - everything checked down to and

    including Windows Log Files

     

    Advanced heading - two items: Old Prefetch Data and

    Custom Files And Folders.

     

    Let me know what steps to follow to fix.

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