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barryk32
10-22-2004, 08:25 AM
What is the best program to do this for me, to getr rid of dead links and files etc?

Ta.
tesco
10-22-2004, 11:54 AM
ccleaner is good.
registry cleaners are also important.

Check my out everything guide (http://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/showthread.php?t=73727) and look at the cleanup section.

btw, this is software not hardware.
RPerry
10-22-2004, 12:38 PM
moved to its proper place ;)
100%
10-22-2004, 01:39 PM
Definetly ccleaner - its free good and gets updated often (so keep updating it)
http://www.ccleaner.com/
theres a thread in software world about this program - search
zapjb
10-22-2004, 01:55 PM
Imo cc is worthless. DustBuster is the king of junk file removers.
Filliz
10-22-2004, 02:21 PM
Don't know about DustBuster,but I just used crapcleaner and it freed up 268.9MB of space :01:
Mullyman
10-22-2004, 02:31 PM
To do a complete cleaning of your HD and erase deleted files use eraser.

http://www.heidi.ie/eraser/
peat moss
10-23-2004, 01:52 AM
I like all of the above , but find myself using System mechanic more and more.
Just because I like an all around tool. Its good for NOobies aswell . :)

Link: http://www.iolo.com/sm/





Edit: What I ment was with system mech. Its like tweak xp or NSW ,in that you can do so much more!
tesco
10-23-2004, 02:33 AM
Don't know about DustBuster,but I just used crapcleaner and it freed up 268.9MB of space :01:
try dustbuster...your guaranteed to free up atleast about 500mb. :P

but it's italian and you can't choose what it removes, nor does anyone know what it removes, so i don't like it.
peat moss
10-23-2004, 02:41 AM
try dustbuster...your guaranteed to free up atleast about 500mb. :P

but it's italian and you can't choose what it removes, nor does anyone know what it removes, so i don't like it.


Rossco,Its funny I never tryed the system mech. program. System sheild, neat thing deletes programs that are no longer on your system. Writes 1 's & O' s to reclaim space . I'll have to try it . :D
S!X
10-23-2004, 08:47 AM
Dustbuster freed up 572 MB! it better not of been anything important:dry: ;)
tesco
10-24-2004, 04:18 AM
Dustbuster freed up 572 MB! it better not of been anything important:dry: ;)
you'll never know. :shifty:

@peat moss, ya a lot of programs (like windowwasher, tupeup utilities, etc.) do that. You right click your recycle bin or a file\folder and select "shread file\folder\contents".
S!X
10-24-2004, 07:33 AM
you'll never know. :shifty:

Everything seems to be intact:huh:
zapjb
10-24-2004, 07:46 AM
DusterBuster is the best! Bar none.:01:
Smurfette
10-24-2004, 02:04 PM
Hold on there tiger.

Are you recommending that people try this, in spite of the fact that they can't control it and you don't like it for that reason.

Seems a bit odd.
Seems like sarcasm.
Are you American?
tesco
10-24-2004, 02:07 PM
Hold on there tiger.

Are you recommending that people try this, in spite of the fact that they can't control it and you don't like it for that reason.

Seems a bit odd.
naqhh i hate the program, wouldn't recomend it. I was just pointing out that it frees up more than any other app.
zapjb
10-25-2004, 12:14 AM
lol. I use DB. I recommend it. Never failed me. I posted a guide about using it. Too lazy to link it.