disorder69 0 Posted May 12, 2003 i´ve upgraded from WinMe to WinXpPro and now the only dirs i know i can securely erase their contents , inside windows dir are: prefetch,temp,pif,etc can any1 please tell me all the dirs inside windows that contain log/tmp files or similar contents so i can add to my macros and erase the thing i hate the most in windows OSs "TRASH" please feedback me Share this post Link to post
DS3Circuit 0 Posted May 13, 2003 Create your own script/batch file to search for .tmp .chk .log etc through your HD. Share this post Link to post
DosFreak 2 Posted May 13, 2003 Yeah, Any prog can set a .log whereever it wants so that's your best option. Share this post Link to post
disorder69 0 Posted May 16, 2003 but i already have done that ; i´ve pitrinec tools works and the del macro is below: <commands_only_on> <filedel>("C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT",0,0) <filedel>("C:\CONFIG.SYS",0,0) <filedel>("C:\IO.SYS",0,0) <filedel>("C:\MSDOS.SYS",0,0) <filedel>("C:\rsqxpdir.ini",0,0) <filedel>("C:\*.log",0,0) <filedel>("C:\*.txt",0,0) <filedel>("C:\WINDOWS\*.avi",0,0) <filedel>("C:\WINDOWS\*.log",0,0) <filedel>("C:\WINDOWS\*.pif",0,0) <filedel>("C:\WINDOWS\*.txt",0,0) <filedel>("C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\*.*",0,0) <filedel>("C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\*.*",0,0) <filedel>("C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\ACD Systems\FotoCanvas\ACDInTouch\*.*",1,0) <filedel>("C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\Adobe\FileBrowser\Photoshop7\*.*",1,0) <filedel>("C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\Axialis\Temporary Preview Files\*.*",1,0) <filedel>("C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\*.*",1,0) <filedel>("C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\Ipswitch\ws_ftp\DirCache\*.*",1,0) <filedel>("C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\Real\RealOne Player\History\*.*",1,0) <filedel>("C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\Real\RealOne Player\Temp\*.*",1,0) <filedel>("C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\.gimp-1.2\tmp\*.*",1,0) <filedel>("C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\.java\*.*",1,0) <filedel>("C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\.jpi_cache\*.*",1,0) <filedel>("C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\ACD Systems\ACDSee\ACDInTouch\StaticPages\*.*",1,0) <filedel>("C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Creative\PlayCenter2\Cache\*.*",1,0) <filedel>("C:\WINDOWS\Debug\*.*",1,0) <filedel>("C:\WINDOWS\PIF\*.*",1,0) <filedel>("C:\WINDOWS\Prefetch\*.*",1,0) <filedel>("C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\*.*",1,0) <filedel>("C:\WINDOWS\Temp\*.*",1,0) <dirdel>("C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\Microsoft\Address Book",0) <dirdel>("C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\DRM",0) <dirdel>("C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\My Pictures",0) <dirdel>("C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\User Account Pictures",0) <dirdel>("C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Cookies",0) <dirdel>("C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop",0) <dirdel>("C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents",0) <dirdel>("C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\DRM",0) <dirdel>("C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Favorites",0) <dirdel>("C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Local Settings\History",0) <dirdel>("C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Local Settings\Temp",0) <dirdel>("C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files",0) <dirdel>("C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\My Documents",0) <dirdel>("C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\NetHood",0) <dirdel>("C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\PrintHood",0) <dirdel>("C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Recent",0) <dirdel>("C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\SendTo",0) <dirdel>("C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Templates",0) <dirdel>("C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\Cookies",0) <dirdel>("C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\Desktop",0) <dirdel>("C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\Documents",0) <dirdel>("C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\DRM",0) <dirdel>("C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\Favorites",0) <dirdel>("C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\Local Settings\History",0) <dirdel>("C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\Local Settings\Temp",0) <dirdel>("C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files",0) <dirdel>("C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents",0) <dirdel>("C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\NetHood",0) <dirdel>("C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\PrintHood",0) <dirdel>("C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\Recent",0) <dirdel>("C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\SendTo",0) <dirdel>("C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\Start Menu",0) <dirdel>("C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\Templates",0) <dirdel>("C:\Documents and Settings\LocalService\Cookies",0) <dirdel>("C:\Documents and Settings\LocalService\Local Settings\History",0) <dirdel>("C:\Documents and Settings\LocalService\Local Settings\Temp",0) <dirdel>("C:\Documents and Settings\LocalService\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files",0) <dirdel>("C:\Documents and Settings\NetworkService\Cookies",0) <dirdel>("C:\Documents and Settings\NetworkService\Local Settings\History",0) <dirdel>("C:\Documents and Settings\NetworkService\Local Settings\Temp",0) <dirdel>("C:\Documents and Settings\NetworkService\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files",0) <dirdel>("C:\Program Files\Accessories",0) <dirdel>("C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Folders",0) <dirdel>("C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions",0) <dirdel>("C:\Program Files\Common Files\Services",0) <dirdel>("C:\Program Files\Common Files\Vbox",0) <dirdel>("C:\Program Files\ComPlus Applications",0) <dirdel>("C:\Program Files\Messenger",0) <dirdel>("C:\Program Files\Microsoft FrontPage",0) <dirdel>("C:\Program Files\Movie Maker",0) <dirdel>("C:\Program Files\msn gaming zone",0) <dirdel>("C:\Program Files\netmeeting",0) <dirdel>("C:\Program Files\Online Services",0) <dirdel>("C:\Program Files\outlook express",0) <dirdel>("C:\Program Files\PLUS!",0) <dirdel>("C:\Program Files\Uninstall Information",0) <dirdel>("C:\Program Files\webHancer",0) <dirdel>("C:\Program Files\windows nt",0) <dirdel>("C:\Program Files\WindowsUpdate",0) <dirdel>("C:\Program Files\xerox",0) <dirdel>("C:\WINDOWS\aim95",0) <dirdel>("C:\WINDOWS\Connection Wizard",0) <dirdel>("C:\WINDOWS\Corel",0) <dirdel>("C:\WINDOWS\History",0) <dirdel>("C:\WINDOWS\java",0) <dirdel>("C:\WINDOWS\MetaCreations",0) <dirdel>("C:\WINDOWS\Vbox",0) <dirdel>("C:\WINDOWS\system32\AdCache",0) <dirdel>("C:\WINDOWS\Web\Wallpaper",0) <execappex>("cleanmgr.exe","/sagerun","",0,0) <waitfor>("WIN","CLOSE","Disk Cleanup",,0) <execappex>("C:\Program Files\Internet Sweeper Pro\is.exe","","",0,0) <waitfor>("WIN","CLOSE","Internet Sweeper",,0) <execappex>("C:\Program Files\CleanDisk\CleanDisk.exe","","",0,0) and what i really wanted to know was the other new dirs in xp that contain trash but i´m not sure what dirs are for example , i´ve apps to backup registry,etc and maybe i can delete the contents of C:\WINDOWS\repair but i´m not sure Share this post Link to post