Why NTUSER.DAT 6.4MB ??

[Guest AK]

Located in my "Owner" Directory:

 

NTUSER.DAT 6.4MB

also, ntuser.dat.LOG 1KB

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WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS LARGE,IN-USE, FILE ON MY MAIN HARD DRIVE?

I can't read these files because they are "in use by another process."

Can they be deleted? Should this file be this big and active all the time?

AK

[Guest The Marker]

Re: Why NTUSER.DAT 6.4MB ??

 

It's actually one of your Registry files. Unlike the other Registry files,

this one is stored in your personal Documents and Settings folder and

contains the entire contents of the HKEY_LOCAL_USER branch of the Registry.

You can't delete it because it's in use and protected, and you wouldn't want

to because otherwise you'll mess up your whole computer! It will grow as you

install more software that creates keys and sub keys in this branch of the

Registry, and so is perfectly normal. To summarise: leave NTUSER.DAT alone.

 

 

"AK" <nomail@aol.com> wrote in message

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> Located in my "Owner" Directory:

>

> NTUSER.DAT 6.4MB

> also, ntuser.dat.LOG 1KB

> ---------------------

>

> WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS LARGE,IN-USE, FILE ON MY MAIN HARD DRIVE?

> I can't read these files because they are "in use by another process."

> Can they be deleted? Should this file be this big and active all the time?

> AK

>

>

>

[Guest Bill in Co.]

Re: Why NTUSER.DAT 6.4MB ??

 

It's part of the system. Leave it ALONE. And yes, it can be that

large.

 

AK wrote:

> Located in my "Owner" Directory:

>

> NTUSER.DAT 6.4MB

> also, ntuser.dat.LOG 1KB

> ---------------------

>

> WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS LARGE,IN-USE, FILE ON MY MAIN HARD DRIVE?

> I can't read these files because they are "in use by another process."

> Can they be deleted? Should this file be this big and active all the time?

> AK

[Guest R. McCarty]

Re: Why NTUSER.DAT 6.4MB ??

 

Don't yell ( CAPS ! ) - those are the part of the Registry that makes

up the Current User Hive. A very critical component of Windows.

 

"AK" <nomail@aol.com> wrote in message

news:%23Itgo3keIHA.2268@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> Located in my "Owner" Directory:

>

> NTUSER.DAT 6.4MB

> also, ntuser.dat.LOG 1KB

> ---------------------

>

> WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS LARGE,IN-USE, FILE ON MY MAIN HARD DRIVE?

> I can't read these files because they are "in use by another process."

> Can they be deleted? Should this file be this big and active all the time?

> AK

>

>

>

[Guest Newbie Coder]

Re: Why NTUSER.DAT 6.4MB ??

 

AK,

 

NTuser.dat holds HKEY_CURRENT_USER registry information etc. Maybe you have a lot of

rubbish cluttering up the registry on your profile

 

--

Newbie Coder

(It's just a name)

 

 

 

 

"AK" <nomail@aol.com> wrote in message news:%23Itgo3keIHA.2268@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> Located in my "Owner" Directory:

>

> NTUSER.DAT 6.4MB

> also, ntuser.dat.LOG 1KB

> ---------------------

>

> WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS LARGE,IN-USE, FILE ON MY MAIN HARD DRIVE?

> I can't read these files because they are "in use by another process."

> Can they be deleted? Should this file be this big and active all the time?

> AK

>

>

>

[Guest Newbie Coder]

Re: Why NTUSER.DAT 6.4MB ??

 

Marker,

 

'Current User' not 'Local User'

 

--

Newbie Coder

(It's just a name)

 

 

 

 

"The Marker" <the.marker@admin.invalid> wrote in message

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> It's actually one of your Registry files. Unlike the other Registry files,

> this one is stored in your personal Documents and Settings folder and

> contains the entire contents of the HKEY_LOCAL_USER branch of the Registry.

> You can't delete it because it's in use and protected, and you wouldn't want

> to because otherwise you'll mess up your whole computer! It will grow as you

> install more software that creates keys and sub keys in this branch of the

> Registry, and so is perfectly normal. To summarise: leave NTUSER.DAT alone.

>

>

> "AK" <nomail@aol.com> wrote in message

> news:%23Itgo3keIHA.2268@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> > Located in my "Owner" Directory:

> >

> > NTUSER.DAT 6.4MB

> > also, ntuser.dat.LOG 1KB

> > ---------------------

> >

> > WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS LARGE,IN-USE, FILE ON MY MAIN HARD DRIVE?

> > I can't read these files because they are "in use by another process."

> > Can they be deleted? Should this file be this big and active all the time?

> > AK

> >

> >

> >

>

>

[Guest Mike Cawood, HND BIT]

Re: Why NTUSER.DAT 6.4MB ??

 

"Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message

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> It's part of the system. Leave it ALONE. And yes, it can be that

> large.

>

> AK wrote:

>> Located in my "Owner" Directory:

>>

>> NTUSER.DAT 6.4MB

>> also, ntuser.dat.LOG 1KB

>> ---------------------

>>

>> WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS LARGE,IN-USE, FILE ON MY MAIN HARD DRIVE?

>> I can't read these files because they are "in use by another process."

>> Can they be deleted? Should this file be this big and active all the

>> time?

>> AK

>

>

My NTUser.dat is 10MB.

Mike.

[Guest John John]

Re: Why NTUSER.DAT 6.4MB ??

 

It's the settings for your user profile, it is actually a registry hive.

When a user logs on the user's NTUSER.DAT hive is loaded in the

registry as HKEY_CURRENT_USER, it only makes sense that you cannot

delete the file of the user that is actively logged on! It is in use

because it is an active registry hive when the user is logged on. This

registry hive contains your personal settings and preferences, like

wallpaper, Explorer views, personal program settings and so on.

 

John

 

AK wrote:

> Located in my "Owner" Directory:

>

> NTUSER.DAT 6.4MB

> also, ntuser.dat.LOG 1KB

> ---------------------

>

> WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS LARGE,IN-USE, FILE ON MY MAIN HARD DRIVE?

> I can't read these files because they are "in use by another process."

> Can they be deleted? Should this file be this big and active all the time?

> AK

>

>

>