Nice little application...Index.dat Suite.

Jabman · Dec 19, 2003

Thought some of you MajorGeeks might like to have a play with this.

Index.dat Suite is a rather unique program that allows you not only to delete the index.dat files, temporary internet files, temp files, cookies and history, but it also allows you to view the index.dat files on your system.
Index.dat Suite's current features include;

-View index.dat files
-Delete index.dat files
-View and delete Temporary Internet Files (TIF)
-View and delete Cookies
-View and delete History
-View and delete Temp files
-Auto-generation of batch file to assist in deleting the index.dat files in DOS.
-Optional add to RunOnce registry key
-Optional deletion of swap file (9x users only) - NEW! In the V2.4.4 update
-Optional defrag after file deletion - NEW! In the V2.4.4 update
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Have a gander at it, or get it here.

Regards,
Jade.

*haven't tried it myself .

Jabman · Dec 20, 2003

Hi Abby .

Actually, I didn't know I could do that.....thanks for the heads up.
I have a suggestion: Next time I find an interesting application/program, how about I send the required info to the "submit download" page as stated, and then post the info and where to download it here in the message board as well, until it is included in Majorgeeks Downloads......or am I making this too complicated ?.

Many regards,
Jade.

Shadowchaser · Dec 20, 2003

Ok dumb question here, exactly what will this do for me? Improve performance?

G.T. · Dec 20, 2003

Originally posted by Wraith
Ok dumb question here, exactly what will this do for me? Improve performance?
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Index.dat files are simple text files that Windows uses to store all kinds of history and links, most of it not needed long-term. And those files grow over time (Windows adds to them, but never removes old data), some become huge and are normally untouchable and un-delete-able directly throuth Windows. Since Windows does inded waste some time reading the longer .dat files, cleaning them out can speed things up slightly, and cleans up some disk space. Can also remove links to old embarrassing content if you've had some of that on your puter.

Won't make a huge difference, but can help some.

Shadowchaser · Dec 20, 2003

That's what I thought by looking at the files found on my system but I did wish to make certain before I started deleting them. Thanks G.T. for the information.

Jabman · Dec 20, 2003

Originally posted by G.T.
Index.dat files are simple text files that Windows uses to store all kinds of history and links, most of it not needed long-term. And those files grow over time (Windows adds to them, but never removes old data), some become huge and are normally untouchable and un-delete-able directly throuth Windows. Since Windows does inded waste some time reading the longer .dat files, cleaning them out can speed things up slightly, and cleans up some disk space. Can also remove links to old embarrassing content if you've had some of that on your puter.

Won't make a huge difference, but can help some.
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Yep, and here's a bit more info:

Index.dat are file hidden on your computer that contain all of the Web sites that you have ever visited. Every URL, and every Web page is listed there. Not only that but all of the email that has been sent or received through Outlook or Outlook Express is also being logged. The file names and locations depend on what version of Internet Explorer you have. If you are running IE version 4.0 or above, the file name is "index.dat". Microsoft has not supplied an adequate explanation as to what these files are for or why they have been hidden so well.

According to Microsoft, these files are used to cache visited Web sites to help speed up the loading of Web pages in Internet Explorer. Obviously this cannot be the case because when you clear the Temporary Internet Files the "index.dat" files remain behind and continue to grow. If you delete or clear the Temporary Internet Files, there is absolutely no need to index the URL cache because those files no longer exist.
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Regards,
Jade.

Marjorie · Dec 21, 2003

I don't understand the inner workings of computers particularly well. Is there much difference in what Index.dat Suite does and the cleaner I have been using?? Site attached.

http://www.igorshpak.net/

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