CCleaner & deleting setupapi logs

Discussion in 'Software' started by Justshootme, May 6, 2008.

  1. Justshootme

    Justshootme Private E-2

    Hello all! I have question about CCleaner (Crap Cleaner). I ran a scan last night and saw what looks like just over 100 Firefox cache files that it wants to dump. It's the first time I've seen these in a scan and I'm amazed!rolleyes The majority have the string: C:\\Documents and settings\Owner\Application Data\Morzilla\Firefox\Profiles/f435Bek.default/... (the end of the string is always the word "cache\008316a601 (or a similar set of numbers) and the amount of memory in the file - this one was 31.91 K. Anyway, CCleaner's telling me they are "setupapi" files to be deleted - with a total memory of 4.74MB's. That a significant amount and I don't know why they've come to light just now! So my question is, can I delete them? Could they be profiles from a previous version of Firefox?? Thanks in advance!!!
     
    Justshootme, May 6, 2008
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  2. plodr

    plodr MajorGeek Super Extraordinaire Moderator Staff Member

    A cache is a temporary storage area where frequently accessed data can be stored for rapid access.
    Open firefox, clear the cache (Tools/Options/Privacy tab then hit the Clear Now button down in the section Private data), run CCleaner again and you won't see the cache file.
     
    plodr, May 6, 2008
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