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Answer» Hi Everybody!! You can use the del command. No, It's not work for index.dat Thanks, JayWhat about with the /f switch? Code: [Select]del "C:\path\to\file\index.dat" /fIf we will try to delete this one, we always get MESSAGE bcz its all time get accessing by window/Explorer. The process cannot ACCESS the file because it is being used by another process. RD even not work if it in folder. Thanks, Jaywhere is this file? It could be a core file for a program.Without using third party software, how about making a batch file with the code Code: [Select]del C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Cookies\index.dat del C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Local Settings\History\History.IE5\index.dat del C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Local Settings\History\History.IE5\MSHistXXXXXXXXXXX\index.dat del C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\index.dat del C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\UserData\index.datand make this batch file run on startup? This will work for WINDOWS 2000 and XP, I'm fairly sure that's all the locations of index.dat files. If I missed any, add them in. Edit: Carbon, index.dat is your history. It is always in use by Windows Explorer and other programs. It can only be deleted on startup.Quote from: Carbon Dudeoxide on May 07, 2007, 03:33:25 AM where is this file? It could be a core file for a program. C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5 \index.dat Quote from: Calum on May 07, 2007, 03:36:23 AM
It's not work with start up . Not deleted. Unable to delete even in safe mode.I wasn't sure if it'd work, that was the best I could do. Why not just use something like CCleaner?A batch file can delete index.dat on startup, but it will always be recreated by windows. You have to check the content of the file to see if it was actually deleted. In most instances, a newly created file will be 32K. Anything larger probably has content. It can be opened in Notepad, which is a rather crude display, but is adequate to view the contents to see if anything is actually there. You cannot totally eliminate index.dat.Quote from: 2k_dummy on May 07, 2007, 06:07:26 AM A batch file can delete index.dat on startup, but it will always be recreated by windows. You have to check the content of the file to see if it was actually deleted. In most instances, a newly created file will be 32K. Anything larger probably has content. It can be opened in Notepad, which is a rather crude display, but is adequate to view the contents to see if anything is actually there. You cannot totally eliminate index.dat.I did try, size is same after trying to delete through startup.It is a system file that cannot be deleted as referred to by 2KD.... What is it you are trying to accomplish ? ?Hi, There is a way to delete this file by creating new user profile, I am wondering if any way from dos. Like this file, could i set properties so it can't be deleted. Thanks, JayQuote from: patio on May 07, 2007, 03:31:58 PM It is a system file that cannot be deleted as referred to by 2KD.... |
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