Empty Temp Folders 2.8.3

I religiously use Empty Temp to clear the junk, but it always tells me that there are (plus or minus) 9,983 kbs that it is unable to delete. Can anyone tell me what this almost 10mbs of data is, and why Empty Temp can not delete it? TIA.

drighten

 

I am editing this post to update the new lack of problem solved by downloading and running CCleaner. After running it I still showed the 10mbs of data not deletable, but after a reboot it was gone. I suppose my Empty Temp Folders was the problem. So, I shall now uninstall the Empty Temp Folders and continue with CCleaner. Thank you Halo for mentioning it in your reply to my original post. I left what I had posted previously, in hope that it could aid others. If this is not kosher, then a Forum Administrator may totally eliminate this forum entry in it's entirety with my hearty thanks at solving my tiny little dilema.

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O/S in question is XP, three versions on three different computers. SP1, SP2 and Media Center. Works the same on all three. Index.dat is one of the files, ROMFN shows up, desktop.ini several times, Perflib_Perfdataf00.dat is there, search.htm is another as well as ordersummary.htm, cart.htm, newreply.htm and iemnu.htc are there as well. The index.dat is in about thirty seperate places and are all very small like .07 kb or .14 kb except for in two places where they are 48 and 752 kb respectively. The reason I use Empty Temp even though it has not been updated is because it works. It gets rid of cookies and temporary internet files and is so simple in design that it almost cannot screw up. And it's free. That doesn't count for much, but it gives cuddo points. What do you use for example for Media Center or Vista, of which I have one computer running each? Thnx.

 

In addition to CCleaner (which I use often) I also like ATF-Cleaner, Zappit, and System Cleanup. All are free and available here at MajorGeeks. Here's the links:
CCleaner http://majorgeeks.com/CCleaner_Slim_No_Toolbar_d4191.html
ATF-Cleaner http://majorgeeks.com/ATF_Cleaner_d4949.html (check one, check 'em all! Some people leave the Prefetch as they say emptying it slows down the PC, I've never noticed any slowness after emptying the Prefetch but your results may vary)
System Cleanup http://majorgeeks.com/System_Cleanup_d4533.html
Zappit! http://majorgeeks.com/Zappit_System_Cleaner_d5207.html (has Safe and Advanced cleaning modes; sets restore points before cleaning)

 

MY $0.02 on CCleaner, Empty Temp Folders , et al. I use around 8 cleanup programs daily, in the same sequence, each day. CCleaner is #2, Empty Temp Folders is #3. EmptyTemp nearly always finds stuff that the first two miss.

I know EmptyTemp hasn't been updated for ages but it still works for me on XP Pro. It may not be able to delete everything it finds. Maybe CCleaner worked because its' defaults are set different to Empty Temp Folders.

I will be continuing to use both (actually all 8) as each progressively finds stuff the previous one/s miss. That's why I use them.

Bazza

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Hey BB... how about a list of these 8 programs? I'm just curious. On my home PC I use ATF, CCleaner, and System Cleanup. Once every 4 or 6 weeks I run CleanUp! (the free one by Steven Gould). I use ATF daily (emptying the Prefetch only once every 2-3 weeks). CCleaner I use maybe 3-5 times weekly, and System Cleanup I use maybe once a week followed by a defrag. On defrag day, I'll run the gamut of cleaners (including CCleaner's reg cleaner) before running Auslogics defrag. Every 3rd or 4th defrag, I'll also run the Windows Defrag after Auslogics and after all the cleaners....

 

My list of religiously used maintenance software was 1) Empty Temp used daily or after every time I use my banking software because I am paranoid about cookies, etc. 2) Registry Mechanic every time I install or uninstall a software application, 3) AdAware - till I got Spydoctor - now it takes care of itself, and 4) on Defrag day, I use all these plus CWshredder, Hijackthis, RegistryCure, Spybot and now I just got Defraggler, which redoes what Windows defrag doesn't totally do, but I have found that after Defraggler, Windows defrag also does more.

Now due to this thread, I have four more with CCleaner, ATF Cleaner, System Cleanup and Zappit. The info on Empty Temp finding what CCleaner didn't is very good, so I will put Empty Temp back on this box, which is my testing box, XP Media Center powered. I also use Acronis True Image every time I get a stable setup that I like (and burn it to a disc labelled with what backup it is and what I liked about it in a Word file)

 

@dlb@
Will do. Just can't do it today. Bazza

 

@dlb@ You asked for it. PC Maintenance for the paranoid. Bazza

Housekeeping

I run the following programs in this order, usually, as part of my daily PC Housekeeping

1. Cleanup! http://www.majorgeeks.com/CleanUp_d4895.html
2. CCleaner Slim (No Toolbar) http://majorgeeks.com/download4191.html
3. EmpTemp (Empty Temp Folders) http://www.danish-shareware.dk/soft/emptemp/
4. MRU_Blaster http://www.filesforfree.com/freeware/mru_blaster.htm
5. CWS (Trend Micro CWShredder 2.19 http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=3019
6. Spybot S & D http://www.majorgeeks.com/download2471.html
7. AdAware 2007 http://www.majorgeeks.com/download506.html
8. PestPatrol (PestPatrol 4.4.3.36 last Free version?, this is the one I use although PestPatrol is up to v8.0 nowadays)
http://www.majorgeeks.com/review.php?id=21 for review of old version.
Can't find English download but http://telecharger.yacapa.com/telechargement/1664.html is one link
9. RootKill program. There are many. One is AVG Anti-Rootkit Free http://majorgeeks.com/AVG_Anti-Rootkit_d5249.html
10. Remove-It Pro (shows as Shareware, but can be run as FREE.) http://majorgeeks.com/RemoveIT_Pro_XT_-_SE_d5205.html
11. Advanced Windows Care V2 http://www.majorgeeks.com/Advanced_WindowsCare_v2_Personal_d4991.html
12. Clean out Norton Protected Recycle Bin and normal Recycle Bin (if present)
13. Prefetch has been setup to be cleaned out daily via CCleaner, etc .

Each finds stuff to delete that the earlier programs miss.

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14. 1-3 times per week I run
ERDNT and delete older Registry backups created daily, on bootup,
by ERUNT. http://www.majorgeeks.com/download1267.html Erunt extracts ERDNT as part of the installation.
15. a-squared Anti-Malware Personal Edition http://www.majorgeeks.com/download172.html
16. Avast! Home Edition http://www.majorgeeks.com/Avast_Home_Edition_d1968.html
17. BitMeter2 to keep me up-to-date on Broadband usage. http://majorgeeks.com/BitMeter_2_d5603.html
18. RegOptimiser to optimise my Registry (usually a 2% or more reduction in space.) part of ERUNT (see above)

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Every weekend I create a new Restore point.
19. Start-->Run -->c:\WINDOWS\system32\Restore\rstrui.exe <enter>
or c:\WINDOWS\system32\Restore\rstrui.exe as a Shortcut.
20. I run a defrag program once a week.
Start-->Run-->dfrg.msc <enter>
or %SystemRoot%\system32\dfrg.msc as a Shortcut.
Usually I use Norton Speeddisk (this has been a favourite of mine for many years)
Occasionally I run WinContig that allows specified Files or Folders only, to be defragged. http://majorgeeks.com/WinContig_d5614.html
It uses the standard MS XP defragger as its' base.
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20. Every 2 weeks or so, I check Battery charge as I like to run my laptop on AC power as much as possible.

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21. Every 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th and last day of the month I backup essential files.

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22. Every month, or so, I check out my Program Files, Keepers and Testing Folders to see if I can delete
un-used, or rarely used programs.

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23. When I think of it, I visit MS Updates for latest XP and Office updates.
24. This program saves your MS downloaded updates (I think).
WUtooL 1.16
http://majorgeeks.com/WUtooL_d4332.html

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Work your way through these and I can help you out, one by one. I know it seems like a lot but losing the stuff on my computer is not a risk I want to take. Barry

 

It actually doesn't take that long to run the daily programs. I quite often have 3-4 running at the same time and 100% CPU usage on both of my dual cores (CPU's) laptop. Bazza

 

2 are now on Major Geeks, since I wrote my listing.

Empty Temp Folders 2.8.3
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download1575.html

MRU-Blaster 1.5 - 3/28/2004
http://www.majorgeeks.com/MRU-Blaster_d4184.html

Best to keep it in the MG family, if possible. Bazza

 

Excellent, excellent, excellent - most. This is the first time I have found anyone who is as or more paranoid than I am. I copied your list and will try it out in the near future. You posted it for dlb, but I am most appreciative.

 

You're welcome. Anyone is welcome to try these out. The main reason I run all these is that "everyone" thinks the sun shines out of CCleaner's porthole. It doesn't catch everything, none of the programs do or I'd only run one.

Run CCleaner and then Advanced Windows Care to see what I mean, as an example. Bazza

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Holy :crap !!! You weren't kidding BB!!!! I've used and still use many of the programs you listed. But I've been looking for something like WUTool for freekin' ages. I did find a script that will install updates from whatever folder I specify, so I used WUDownloader (link http://www.majorgeeks.com/Windows_Updates_Downloader_d5440.html) to download the individual updates, burned 'em to CD with the script I found, and now I can install all the updates offline, without an internet connection straight from CD. It looks like this WU Tool is kind of the same thing. I'll have to check it out. Thanks Bazza, you crazy paranoid sunnuvagun!

 

You're welcome dlb. Let us know how WU Tool performs. I haven't used it for a while (bit behind in my MS Updates ). Bazza

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