kurt2121 Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 What I mean by that is this; On my old computer running XP, I have many index.dat files located in weird directories like TEMP. Even on accounts that I didn't use CCleaner on. Is this normal? When I google Index.dat file locations, I never see any in the TEMP directory. I have at least 10 or more index.files per account. Some internet history that was definitely recorded before I downloaded CCleaner can be found in index.dat files in TEMpP directories. I have no idea whether they were there before I downloaded CCleaner or after. So is this normal? Or is something weird going on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Nergal Posted July 2, 2016 Moderators Share Posted July 2, 2016 No, ccleaner is not creating these (or any) files. Ccleaner uses a identify and remove techniques with hardcoded locations from which it detects if a software is there or not. If the detected location is found then a hardcoded set of disc locations and registry entries are removed directly; they are not moved to any temporary location first. ADVICE FOR USING CCleaner'S REGISTRY INTEGRITY SECTION DON'T JUST CLEAN EVERYTHING THAT'S CHECKED OFF. Do your Registry Cleaning in small bits (at the very least Check-mark by Check-mark) ALWAYS BACKUP THE ENTRY, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL BREAK IF YOU DON'T. Support at https://support.ccleaner.com/s/?language=en_US Pro users file a PRIORITY SUPPORT via email support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt2121 Posted July 2, 2016 Author Share Posted July 2, 2016 No, ccleaner is not creating these (or any) files. Ccleaner uses a identify and remove techniques with hardcoded locations from which it detects if a software is there or not. If the detected location is found then a hardcoded set of disc locations and registry entries are removed directly; they are not moved to any temporary location first. Any idea why its like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Nergal Posted July 2, 2016 Moderators Share Posted July 2, 2016 Why is what like this m. Ccleaner or your index file? ADVICE FOR USING CCleaner'S REGISTRY INTEGRITY SECTION DON'T JUST CLEAN EVERYTHING THAT'S CHECKED OFF. Do your Registry Cleaning in small bits (at the very least Check-mark by Check-mark) ALWAYS BACKUP THE ENTRY, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL BREAK IF YOU DON'T. Support at https://support.ccleaner.com/s/?language=en_US Pro users file a PRIORITY SUPPORT via email support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators nukecad Posted July 3, 2016 Moderators Share Posted July 3, 2016 On my old computer running XP, I have many index.dat files located in weird directories like TEMP. These may not be Internet Explorer 'index.dat' files, they may have been created by another programme (or programmes). The .dat extension is commonly used for data files (files that are not human-readable and do not hold a document-based binary file). It's possible to find files named 'index.dat' that are not used by Internet Explorer. Indeed it is often hard to find the Internet Explorer 'index.dat' files themselves because they are designated as System Files and do not not normally show up in Windows Explorer, even with 'show hidden files' selected. *** Out of Beer Error ->->-> Recovering Memory *** Worried about 'Tracking Files'? Worried about why some files come back after cleaning? See this link:https://community.ccleaner.com/topic/52668-tracking-files/?tab=comments#comment-300043 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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