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ileso · #1 (**permalink**) 10-16-2009, 12:57 AM

anyone know how to clean *.dat files from a PC?
also what other hidden information is there that

1. i dont want to be there
2. just piles up inside the PC and eventually makes it slower

?

every now and again i feel the urge to clean house.

sabasi · #2 (**permalink**) 10-16-2009, 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by ileso

anyone know how to clean *.dat files from a PC?
also what other hidden information is there that

1. i dont want to be there
2. just piles up inside the PC and eventually makes it slower

?

every now and again i feel the urge to clean house.

LOL I thought you wanted to get rid of all the dust in the case and fans! Are you running xp? Are these game backups?

ileso · #3 (**permalink**) 10-16-2009, 01:07 AM

no im running vista.. yeh .. the dust.. im to afraid of whats in there to open it... theres probably dust demons in there...

no not games. just cleaning out unwanted temp files and the .dats which i only found out about recently. they are like information files with a long list of everything you have ever done on your computer... but thats about as much as i know.

sabasi · #4 (**permalink**) 10-16-2009, 01:13 AM

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Originally Posted by ileso

no im running vista.. yeh .. the dust.. im to afraid of whats in there to open it... theres probably dust demons in there...

no not games. just cleaning out unwanted temp files and the .dats which i only found out about recently. they are like information files with a long list of everything you have ever done on your computer... but thats about as much as i know.

Hmmm there is a way to clean those out, automatic even lemme check...Hmmm lemme smoke a bowl first, then it will come to me lol

ileso · #5 (**permalink**) 10-16-2009, 01:16 AM

no worries i'll smoke a bowl too...

sabasi · #6 (**permalink**) 10-16-2009, 02:00 AM

OK it's right on the tip of my tongue now...cough cough damn i lost it again lmao

sabasi · #7 (**permalink**) 10-16-2009, 02:06 AM

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I found this to do it with but I haven't checked for virus's yet. Looks like you can do a low level wipe of your browsers history, cool! Looks like the next best thing to just doing a format lol Hope that helps!!
Here is the link if you want to actually pay for it lol
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Anything else?? Good luck!

ileso · #8 (**permalink**) 10-16-2009, 02:29 AM

i dont hink formatting wiped the index.dat files

but thanks.. i'll look into that

sabasi · #9 (**permalink**) 10-16-2009, 02:34 AM

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Originally Posted by ileso

i dont hink formatting wiped the index.dat files

but thanks.. i'll look into that

formatting will but the program should delete them for you

ileso · #10 (**permalink**) 10-16-2009, 02:53 AM

thnxs dude...

peace

sabasi · #11 (**permalink**) 10-16-2009, 03:25 AM

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Originally Posted by ileso

thnxs dude...

peace

"Dudette here lol"

ileso · #12 (**permalink**) 10-16-2009, 03:28 AM

got it man...

SomeDude · #13 (**permalink**) 10-16-2009, 08:01 AM

was the install on that machine an oem install of vista? oem installs are bloated and usually have tons of stuff that no one ever uses.

How much ram do ya have in it?

one thing ya could try is to right click on my computer, select properties.. Then in the box that comes up, click on the advanced tab, then the performance button. Click the radio button that says something about ".. best performance". In that same area somewhere there is a setting for your swap file too.. set that statically to about 2 times the amount of ram you have (I typically set that at 1536 or 2048 MB)

(**Note** -- I am recalling these destructions from memory and i don't use M$ products)

you can also try the puter tools listed under the "computer maint" menu on the top of the site too..

Top 10 Windows Vista Tips and Tricks To Increase Your Gaming Performance – Make Tech Easier

Sprocket · #14 (**permalink**) 10-16-2009, 11:58 AM

i use Revo Uninstaller which is free, and Tune Up Utilities 2009 which is very good at removing any junk and maintaining your pc automatically.

ileso · #15 (**permalink**) 10-16-2009, 12:39 PM

thanx guys, i did as you suggested some dude. the ram i was at was 5000MB so i didnt touch it.

ok. will look into it further. ill post again when i figure this out. my laptops around three years old now. there probably a crap load of info that MS windows builds up that i dont need. its probably whats making my machine slow and grumpy

SomeDude · #16 (**permalink**) 10-16-2009, 12:52 PM

hijackthis is a good tool as well.. check the links in the 'computer maint' menu on top too..

chuckd420 · #17 (**permalink**) 10-16-2009, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by SomeDude

hijackthis is a good tool as well.. check the links in the 'computer maint' menu on top too..

I tried using the links in the computer maint. menu, and none of them worked for me. I'm not sure if it's a problem with my browser or what. I use firefox, but I've tweaked the settings so sometimes things act a little sketchy.

ileso · #18 (**permalink**) 10-16-2009, 09:33 PM

if by oes install you mean factory install yep. and it does come with alot of stuff i dont need, dont use and cant get rid of (ok i understand its impossible to uninstall IE, butwhy do they do this stuff when all you want is an operable OS with no crap on the side?

so today i went searching through the links and stuff. the registry cleaner link in the main menu's 'comp maint' but the links dont work. like chuckd stated.

thanks for the support guys.

Sprocket · #19 (**permalink**) 10-16-2009, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by ileso

if by oes install you mean factory install yep. and it does come with alot of stuff i dont need, dont use and cant get rid of (ok i understand its impossible to uninstall IE, butwhy do they do this stuff when all you want is an operable OS with no crap on the side?

so today i went searching through the links and stuff. the registry cleaner link in the main menu's 'comp maint' but the links dont work. like chuckd stated.

thanks for the support guys.

dude, i'm telling you, check out Revo Uninstaller here. you will thank me. also, here is the Revo Junk Files Cleaner. both are very good apps. highly recommended.

ileso · #20 (**permalink**) 10-16-2009, 10:22 PM

hehe, thanks sprocket. am looking at them now...
i like to shop around before letting things loose on the pc.

no worries