JWirt
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Have you checked if the "Only delete temp files older than 48 hours" box is ticked in CCleaners options? If so try unticking it then running the cleaner.
JWirt: I'm a little reluctant to try this. What if a temporary file created by the current operating system session is deleted. Will the current session (i.e., WinXP then crash?
JWirt: See my reply below. Unchecking the 48 hour criterion worked. My question is why?
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Davey,
See replies to your questions above.
John
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Hi JWirt,
Are there some files in there that you want to specifically Secure Delete (OVERWRITE)?
(Looked like possibly some Banking records.)
If so you might try CCleaning those specific files, while we wait for
some more experienced advice.
JWirt: Wasn't aware of the "Include" function. Thanks.
I'll be here,
daveyEDIT
Are you running CCleaner when logged on as the Administrator?
JWirt: Yes.
P.S. I have been doing some research and learning today.
When logged in as the Administrator,what do you find for Temp and TMP user environmental variables?
Start > MY COMPUTER > PROPERTIES > ADVANCED > ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES > EDIT under user variables.
JWirt: I find this:
TEMP = %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp
TMP = %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp
Is this what you find for the user variable values? For TEMP AND TMP?
%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp
JWirt: Yes, see above.
If not then you probably need to edit them?
If that is what you find then more research and
MORE HELP NEEDED.
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See my replies to Dave above.
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Hello JWirt,
There are a wide variety of members on this forum.
The info you have provided will help them sometimes to remember similar situations and the problem resolution. It is also reviewed by the programming team and may help them find and resolve "bugs".
What I meant by "background" programs had to do mainly with anti-malware type programs that sometimes interfere with the proper operation of "valid" programs such as CCleaner.
JWirt: I have ZoneAlarm and NOD32 running. That's all.
Also some Browsers have options that prevent CCleaner from operating as you would expect.
JWirt: I have popups blocked, 3rd party cookies are prompted. I use a 127.0.0.1 loopback hosts file.
By the way,how BIG is that TEMP file ?
JWirt: 322mb (that's megabytes)
daveyP.S. Some users never reboot unless they must.CCleaner marks index.dat files for deletion at next
reboot.Have you done a reboot?
JWirt Yes. I rebooted yesterday and again just now in response to your advice.
For your reading enjoyment.Note the link to CCleaner at the bottom.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index.dat
A reminder to all users.
P.S. Some times we forget that after deleting some software,adding new software,performing some "online" scans ETC. that we were told to reboot after doing so.
Some "strange" things can occur until we do so.Thats why MS is so insistent about doing a reboot after installing some of their updates.They want you to "DO IT NOW".THEY ARE SERIOUS ABOUT THIS.So are other software developers.
DON'T PUT OFF A REBOOT!!!! That is unless you are willing to put up with the consequences.
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I have,
OS: Windows XP
Browsers: IE 7.0 and Firefox 2.0.0.11
I'm not sure what you mean by "background programs." Here are the main processes that show up in the Windows Task Manager:
HFNetChkProService -- a patch manager
ZoneAlarm
Nod32 antivirus
a bank id number generator
Google Toolbar Notifier
Then there are lots of services and so. I have killed most of the startup programs that applications like Acrobat, iTunes, etc. put in one's Startup folder.
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I have WinXP. Tried to defrag a drive with Thunderbird on it tonight. Defragged the files on the drive rapidly. Then Defragger tried to defrag the "freespace." Took forever (like 25 minutes until I killed the process). Defragging the files took just a few minutes.
Why is this? What can be fragmented about free space?
The drive in question is a SCSI, RAID-1'd drive.
john Wirt
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For example, CCleaner leaves these files among _many_ other files in my C:\documents and settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp directory:
Directory of C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp
01/11/2008 11:44 PM <DIR> .
01/11/2008 11:44 PM <DIR> ..
10/08/2007 08:29 AM <DIR> {AC76BA86-1033-0000-BA7E-000000000002}
03/30/2007 04:49 AM <DIR> 03300754628
03/30/2007 04:57 AM <DIR> 03300755259
11/30/2007 10:21 PM <DIR> 113007221918
01/09/2008 11:00 PM <DIR> Acrobat Distiller 7
11/21/2007 01:38 AM <DIR> Citi Virtual Account Numbers
01/05/2008 03:22 AM <DIR> eHelp
04/10/2007 10:15 PM <DIR> Excel8.0
04/11/2007 11:26 PM <DIR> is-411T6.tmp
04/11/2007 11:25 PM <DIR> is-AGNMH.tmp
06/04/2007 06:49 AM <DIR> MFPrint_PCL5c_2900
04/18/2007 09:00 PM <DIR> MFPrint_PCL5c_3792
01/10/2008 08:17 PM <DIR> moz_mapi
01/08/2008 12:07 AM <DIR> msohtml
01/08/2008 10:32 PM <DIR> msohtml1
11/11/2007 12:04 AM <DIR> NDP20-KB928365-v2-X86
11/21/2007 01:38 AM <DIR> oin1D16.tmp
10/04/2007 09:55 PM <DIR> pft1486~tmp
12/23/2007 10:25 AM <DIR> PK1D9.tmp
08/04/2007 09:47 PM <DIR> PK65A7.tmp
11/10/2007 02:30 AM <DIR> PK994.tmp
07/31/2007 10:50 PM <DIR> PKFA4.tmp
09/21/2007 11:59 PM <DIR> plugtmp-8
01/05/2008 02:54 AM <DIR> RegistryFixBackUp
03/19/2007 09:47 PM <DIR> VBE
05/12/2007 09:54 AM <DIR> Word8.0
01/11/2008 11:41 PM <DIR> WPDNSE
02/12/2007 03:08 PM 255,592 _is1392.tmp
02/12/2007 03:08 PM 255,592 _is1393.tmp
02/12/2007 03:08 PM 255,592 _is139E.tmp
10/08/2007 08:33 AM 16,384 ~DF1033.tmp
12/26/2007 02:45 AM 16,384 ~DF1148.tmp
04/18/2007 07:23 AM 16,384 ~DF1386.tmp
08/21/2007 07:17 AM 16,384 ~DF144D.tmp
12/18/2007 05:25 PM 16,384 ~DF152D.tmp
09/20/2007 10:33 PM 16,384 ~DF15B5.tmp
05/10/2007 12:10 AM 32,768 ~DF15FC.tmp
10/08/2007 12:04 AM 16,384 ~DF181.tmp
....50 files cut out here to save space
11/26/2007 10:49 PM 16,384 ~DFEF9D.tmp
10/17/2007 06:38 AM 16,384 ~DFF24D.tmp
10/31/2007 06:21 AM 16,384 ~DFF374.tmp
09/10/2007 07:55 PM 16,384 ~DFF672.tmp
09/29/2007 07:13 PM 98,304 ~DFF8FE.tmp
09/21/2007 10:55 PM 16,384 ~DFF946.tmp
04/11/2007 11:19 PM 16,384 ~DFF999.tmp
09/21/2007 11:06 PM 16,384 ~DFFD01.tmp
10/09/2007 09:42 PM 16,384 ~DFFE0D.tmp
10/07/2007 11:43 PM 16,384 ~DFFE81.tmp
11/13/2007 09:44 PM 512 ~DFFF.tmp
12/23/2007 12:00 PM 16,384 ~DFFFBD.tmp
05/05/2007 01:31 PM 1,020 ~ROMFN_000001B0
12/23/2007 10:22 AM 1,020 ~ROMFN_0000024C
11/11/2007 02:45 PM 1,020 ~ROMFN_00000370
01/11/2008 11:44 PM 1,020 ~ROMFN_00000564
12/23/2007 10:41 AM 1,020 ~ROMFN_00000920
12/28/2007 09:43 PM 1,020 ~ROMFN_00000B9C
08/08/2007 10:08 PM 16,000 ~WRD1898.doc
10/16/2007 11:28 PM 43,052 ~WRD2561.doc
10/15/2007 12:09 AM 43,052 ~WRD2581.doc
07/29/2007 12:44 PM 653 ~WRD2948.doc
08/08/2007 10:03 PM 16,000 ~WRD3595.doc
11/13/2007 10:07 PM 581 ~WRD4062.doc
07/13/2007 11:25 PM 49,152 ~WRF0000.tmp
04/21/2007 09:47 PM 147,456 ~WRF0001.tmp
05/28/2007 10:22 PM 49,152 ~WRF0002.tmp
07/29/2007 11:56 AM 98,304 ~WRF0003.tmp
07/31/2007 12:25 AM 98,304 ~WRF0004.tmp
07/31/2007 06:44 PM 98,304 ~WRF0005.tmp
08/08/2007 09:10 PM 98,304 ~WRF0006.tmp
08/08/2007 10:03 PM 114,688 ~WRF0007.tmp
08/11/2007 12:06 PM 114,688 ~WRF0739.tmp
10/14/2007 11:54 PM 131,072 ~WRF0816.tmp
10/03/2007 10:42 PM 114,688 ~WRF0975.tmp
10/03/2007 10:45 PM 114,688 ~WRF1273.tmp
10/16/2007 08:16 PM 147,456 ~WRF3360.tmp
04/21/2007 10:32 PM 3,399,168 ~WRS0000.tmp
05/28/2007 10:25 PM 5,676 ~WRS0001.tmp
07/29/2007 12:44 PM 55,530 ~WRS0004.tmp
07/14/2007 12:43 AM 21,524 ~WRS0005.tmp
10/16/2007 11:28 PM 303,104 ~WRS0913.tmp
08/08/2007 10:03 PM 3,124,224 ~WRS1249.tmp
10/03/2007 10:48 PM 36,352 ~WRS1310.tmp
10/03/2007 10:44 PM 28,160 ~WRS1599.tmp
08/08/2007 10:08 PM 1,105,926 ~WRS2275.tmp
07/31/2007 01:48 AM 135,180 ~WRS2430.tmp
10/15/2007 12:09 AM 231,426 ~WRS3079.tmp
09/09/2007 02:09 PM 796,170 001_1990_018.pdf
09/09/2007 02:00 PM 313,399 001_1990_021.pdf
07/29/2007 06:51 PM 4,351,500 001_DAS_tutorial_logit.pdf
08/12/2007 01:32 PM 278,858 001_gerstenblith_fm.pdf
08/01/2007 07:26 PM 154,132 001_PL107-279.pdf
08/13/2007 02:03 PM 96,620 001_seven_characteristics_life.pdf
08/08/2007 08:22 PM 59,036 001_v13n6.pdf
09/09/2007 02:00 PM 313,399 002_1990_021.pdf
11/10/2007 10:46 PM 1,142,336 11_interfaces_&_problem_solvers.pdf
08/13/2007 02:05 PM 31,842 110lectlifecharacteristicsoriginfall03.PDF
12/22/2007 06:01 PM 28,200 1383_appcompat.txt
10/21/2007 09:46 PM 138 15i2i5pu.url
11/10/2007 11:36 AM 103,776 1620_appcompat.txt
01/11/2008 02:01 AM 0 16g8o1me.lnk
12/25/2007 12:44 AM 28,200 17a4_appcompat.txt
12/23/2007 11:58 AM 28,200 1927_appcompat.txt
09/09/2007 02:06 PM 796,170 1990_018.pdf
09/09/2007 01:47 PM 313,399 1990_021.pdf
09/09/2007 02:12 PM 612,739 1990_034.pdf
10/28/2007 12:08 AM 103,602 1b8b_appcompat.txt
07/15/2007 11:34 PM 91,094 1c57_appcompat.txt
10/08/2007 12:06 AM 103,602 1ea3_appcompat.txt
12/17/2007 12:20 AM 31,172 1ec1_appcompat.txt
12/17/2007 12:20 AM 28,200 1f70_appcompat.txt
11/20/2007 09:05 PM 59 1-ringshout.ram
08/08/2007 07:53 PM 8,408 2006.1loveless.pdf
08/08/2007 07:57 PM 8,425 2006.1schneider.pdf
08/08/2007 08:00 PM 8,411 2006.1woessmann.pdf
12/04/2007 10:26 PM 35,124 20071127, Lessons Learned (TIMSS), Brookings.pdf
09/19/2007 07:25 PM 961,307 2007312.pdf
03/30/2007 04:48 AM 92,068 20ca_appcompat.txt
12/25/2007 03:22 AM 28,200 225c_appcompat.txt
07/27/2007 08:20 AM 91,094 247d_appcompat.txt
06/12/2007 07:33 PM 16,384 2496.tmp
06/12/2007 07:33 PM 16,384 2497.tmp
10/24/2007 01:12 AM 103,602 28ee_appcompat.txt
10/31/2007 10:03 AM 167 2A096472.TMP
12/26/2007 02:56 AM 28,200 2c69_appcompat.txt
09/22/2007 12:15 PM 91,966 2ed_appcompat.txt
08/12/2007 01:41 PM 302,080 2eqe83sq.doc
01/01/2008 01:08 AM 31,172 2f58_appcompat.txt
11/10/2007 11:36 AM 18,182 2ff8_appcompat.txt
11/20/2007 09:05 PM 54 2-home.ram
07/22/2007 11:26 AM 91,094 30_appcompat.txt
06/09/2007 10:20 AM 22,210 30070524, Citibank statement.pdf
11/10/2007 07:35 PM 103,776 304b_appcompat.txt
09/30/2007 12:38 AM 18,182 318e_appcompat.txt
10/07/2007 09:49 PM 28,240 325f_appcompat.txt
08/07/2007 10:20 PM 10,777 339.pdf
12/23/2007 12:02 PM 28,200 363e_appcompat.txt
07/22/2007 11:26 AM 18,182 365b_appcompat.txt
12/25/2007 01:12 AM 28,200 3825_appcompat.txt
10/07/2007 12:03 AM 125 3ebqytyx.ram.ram
11/20/2007 09:06 PM 59 3-fireflies.ram
11/20/2007 09:07 PM 59 3-fireflies-1.ram
11/20/2007 09:07 PM 59 3-fireflies-2.ram
10/10/2007 12:55 AM 103,602 400f_appcompat.txt
09/20/2007 10:31 PM 91,966 426_appcompat.txt
10/22/2007 11:27 PM 103,602 427_appcompat.txt
09/10/2007 07:19 AM 91,966 4963_appcompat.txt
08/21/2007 07:24 AM 91,966 4b03_appcompat.txt
10/08/2007 12:01 AM 18,182 4bc0_appcompat.txt
12/18/2007 08:04 PM 28,200 4bf2_appcompat.txt
10/23/2007 08:31 PM 257,196 4km403oc.pdf
12/25/2007 01:02 AM 28,868,320 4vbvpaoh.exe
09/20/2007 07:31 AM 18,182 5024_appcompat.txt
12/01/2007 11:22 PM 5,936,640 52b1e.msp
04/18/2007 07:21 AM 92,068 52d7_appcompat.txt
03/30/2007 03:28 AM 92,068 54ae_appcompat.txt
10/25/2007 10:52 PM 18,182 54d4_appcompat.txt
12/26/2007 02:27 AM 28,200 5704_appcompat.txt
...and so on. The list of files goes on.
CCleaner doesn't take these files out. I even Restarted to see if they would be taken out in a delayed action.
John Wirt
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CCleaner doesn't clean out this temp directory on my machine:
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp
How come?
Can I safely delete it manually?
JW
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If CCleaner is set to remove FireFox cookies, does it remove all website login cookies, too, or what?
Tracking cookies can go but I would rather not lose the login cookies. Cummulatively, it would take me hours and hours to replace them. This is not how I would like to spend my time.
John
davey
CCleaner doesn't clean out a Temp directory. How come?
in CCleaner
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I unchecked the 48 hour criterion, ran CCleaner, and rebooted. All the files in the use Temp directory disappeared!
I don't understand why unchecking the criterion makes a difference. 98 precent of the files in the directory were over 48 hours old.
Anyway, thanks for your help.
John