I was running CCleaner Wipe Free Space, it had been running for over 4 hours and my computer did an un-commanded re-boot. (It tends to do that from time to time.)
I don't know if the Wipe Free Space had completed or not. (I don't think it did.)
I have 4 folders in my boot drive root directory that are similar to this: C:\3590F75ABA9E485486C100C1A9D4FF06ZZZZZZ....Z....Z
They all have multiple sub-folders such as: Z......Z.ZZZZ.ZZ
My 1st Question: Are these folders and files used in the free spce wipe process? I presume they are. If so, can I simply delete these folders/files? Or should I re-run Free Space Wipe?
2nd Question: I am wondering if perhaps Norton Internet Security and/or SpyBot Search & Destroy were slowing the CCleaner Wipe Free Space.
Are these two programs known to conflict with CCleaner Wipe Free Space?
3rd Question: If they do conflict, I understand running the Free Space Wipe in safe mode might be advised. Should I run Free Space Wipe in safe mode to prevent antivirus program conflicts? (I suppose I could disable the antivirus programs, and unplug from Internet, and then run the Wipe Free Space, which might make it run faster and avoid conflicts, eh?)
FYI: Running Windows 7 SP1. C-drive is 310 GB total, with 223 GB free/unused space.
Thank you for your help.
