[Rhodes22-list] computer space question clarification

[Wally Buck]

Ed,

Most Window programs can be uninstalled easily. If you have the original 
software you can always reinstall applications.  Go to your control panel 
and you will see an icon for "add/remove programs." Hopefully the 
applications you want to remove will utilize this feature. As long as you 
have the original software to reinstall you can't do much harm. This process 
may leave a few files here and there but for the most part it will work 
fine. If the application is not listed just delete the whole directory. If 
you don't have the CD or floppy to reinstall software you may not want to do 
thiis.

Data files can be easily deleted as well. Just throw all the stuff you don't 
want into the trash and delete. Viewing files by "details" instead of 
"icons" should give you an idea of creation date.

I would also suggest that you back up any data files on a somewhat regular 
basis. If something goes wrong you can always reinstall your programs and 
you wil still have the data.

You probably already know that you need to delete your internet temp files 
on a regular basis. For that matter you should also delete Windows Temp file 
contents. Everything you open is saved in a temp file.

Good luck!

Wally




>From: "ed kroposki" <ekroposki at charter.net>
>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>To: "'The Rhodes 22 mail list'" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] computer space question clarification
>Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 19:29:56 -0500
>
>Michael,
>	I have considered adding another hard drive, if that is your
>recommendation, I may pursue it.  Today, however, I have a small hard
>drive.  Each time my computer has failed, I have saved the contents of
>the hard drive.  Some of that contents are duplicate files of programs
>that are reinstalled.  I want to get rid of that type of duplicate file.
>But the program has to be smart enough not to eliminate parts of active
>programs.
>                Ed K
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Michael Meltzer
>Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 6:44 PM
>To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] computer space question
>
>thier are alot of "cleaning" programs, but what do you mean by
>"duplicates", are these backup that you can just delete the
>directorys or something else? kind of asking the source of these files
>and why it not a simple mater to to delete in window
>explorer?, BTW disk drives are upto 400 gig these days, sometime the
>safer couse is to get a larger drive.
>
>MJM
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "ed kroposki" <ekroposki at charter.net>
>To: "'The Rhodes 22 mail list'" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 6:44 PM
>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] computer space question
>
>
> > Mark, Michael, et al:
> >
> > I have a great many duplicate files on my hard drive.  Anybody have
> > experience or recommendations on a program to get rid of the oldest
> >  duplicates?  Without causing grief?
> >
> >                      Ed K
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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