Disc Cleanup

[BunniLeigh]

Wondering if anyone can help ...

when i do a disc clean up, you tick the boxes of the files you wish to delete, which is fine, and i have ticked all of them.

 

I click ok.. the clean up runs, but when i come back i still have 4.41kb of offline webpages, which i really cannot remove.

 

anyhelp appreiacted.

[DSTM]

Hi BunniLeigh. That's normal to have that amount, after running Disc Cleanup.

Absolutely nothing to be concerned about.:)

[RandyL]

4kb would be the size of some small text files. Vista and 7 store some small files in strange places. That's about the size of index.dat files that Windows uses. It's barely enough to create a blank notepad file. I would not be concerned.

[BunniLeigh]

Thanks DTSM, to be honest its not happening on my pc, its my other halves, when we do the same thing on all the other pc's it clears.. and he is a man that gets bees in his bonnets and wants to know why those files wont delete lol.

 

[Starbuck]

Some files may actually need a reboot to clean them off completely.

Running disc cleanup doesn't offer this option.

[BunniLeigh]

Starbuck , thanks for that, but they seem to be have been there for months, and yes i seen it myself... its very strange. I know ive been told not to worry, and if it was me.. i wouldnt lol

[Starbuck]

As explained:

4kb would be the size of some small text files. Vista and 7 store some small files in strange places. That's about the size of index.dat files that Windows uses. It's barely enough to create a blank notepad file. I would not be concerned.

They really are nothing to worry about, plus some files may not be able to be removed.

 

TFC will attempt to remove any files that need a reboot (it's not always necessary) you could try that:

 

Download TFC by OldTimer to your desktop

• Please double-click TFC.exe to run it. (Note: If you are running on Vista, right-click on the file and choose Run As Administrator).
  
• It will close all programs when run, so make sure you have saved all your work before you begin.
  
• Click the Start button to begin the process. Depending on how often you clean temp files, execution time should be anywhere from a few seconds to a minute or two. Let it run uninterrupted to completion.
  
• Once it's finished it should reboot your machine. If it does not, please manually reboot the machine yourself to ensure a complete clean.

[BunniLeigh]

What can I say, as usual fantastic advice, thank you Starbuck, has cleaned it all up. Thanks of course to everyone for their replies also. :)