[Dinosaur12]

Hi. Can anybody tell me why i can't delete my index.dat files? Also what are these files anyway? Do I need them? If not how do I delete them? One of them is in my content.1e5 folder. Ok thank you! Oh yeah another is in the cookies folder.

 

[dr20]

Index files are a part of the IE browser and so they can't be removed while Windows is running. The only way to delete them is in DOS, which is a good idea to do as much as possible since they keep growing over time as you surf and can affect performance. When you reboot they return but a lot smaller.

There's several ways to get rid of them, you can manually do it by individual command prompt, write a batch file yourself, which will do it all at once or download Delindex, a batch file already written to do the job.

Delindex:
http://www.burzurq.com/forum/delindex.html

Install Delindex on your Root C:

If you have Windows 98 go to Start > Shut Down > Restart in DOS Mode and at the C:\Windows prompt type:

cd C:\

At the C:\ prompt type:

Delindex run

If you have Windows Millennium boot up with a Startup disk and at the A:\ prompt type:

C:

At the C: prompt type:

Delindex run

 

[junker39]

There's an easier way to do the index.dat delete if you don't really feel comfortable with DOS or, as in my case, are just too lazy. Use this small program:
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/moveonboot.html
Just be very careful what you tell it to delete.

 

[flavallee]

If I remember correctly, they can manually be deleted, as long as they're older than the current date.

 

[mtzlplex]

I use ccleaner, free, small footprint, ease of use. Found here www.ccleaner.com/

Regards
IMP49