For those who can be bothered : This is a Super kit.
I cleaned 3,576Mb (yes, 3.6 GIGABYTES) from my laptop - temp files mainly and all the crap that's in System Volume Information and other places we don't even know about.
System Vol Inf contains all your system restore info ( I had a virus in there, that's why I found all this out ) and most of it isn't needed. If you get a virus in there (and there are many hidden there nowadays, cos if you restore or reboot, the virus or infection guarantees itself a permanent home) then you have problems that are difficult to control, unless you do what I did. But you can do it anyway to rid of all the stuff you know is there in your temp files but usually can't be bothered to sort out yourself
The amount of rubbish in your System Restore folder, i.e. System Volume Information\_restore, is massive and you can simply flush it all away to get rid of it.
To flush your System Restore, follow the guide in http://www.pchell.com/virus/systemrestore.shtml
To clean your temp files you can just run a (very basic it is too) disk clean-up in Windows but I found this CCleaner program to clean-up the system exceptional. It's seriously quick too. This thing removed temp files I didn't even know I had. (It also lists them all for you). And I am not a salesman for this stuff.
Get CCleaner from http://www.ccleaner.com/download/builds
Scroll down the page then select to download the "Slim with no toolbar".
Install the program then clean-up the system. The default settings is good to use and when you're ready to be familiar with it, check the settings to configure it the way you want it to clean or follow what I think is ok for settings below before using CCleaner:
NOTE: You don't have to run the Registry clean-up using CCleaner. It's not necessary.
Just my suggested settings for CCleaner:
Open CCleaner>In Windows tab, locate "System" then Uncheck "Memory Dumps, Windows Log Files" under
click Options>Advanced>Uncheck "Only delete files in Windows Temp folders older than 48 hours"
Still in Advanced section>Check the box "Save all settings to INI file"
Go back to Cleaner (the big icons on the left) and Click on "Run Cleaner" button on the bottom right side of the program.
Sit back and watch all the crap get thrown away (and always remember to empty recycle bin after anthing you remove too!), even if the program does it for you, it's still good practice to regularly empty your recycle bin .
And please never forget to turn System Restore '''back on''' that's a must 🙂
Originally posted by mikelomMike, my apologies for interrupting your thread, but, is this your job?
For those who can be bothered : This is a Super kit.
I cleaned 3,576Mb (yes, 3.6 GIGABYTES) from my laptop - temp files mainly and all the crap that's in System Volume Information and other places we don't even know about.
System Vol Inf contains all your system restore info ( I had a virus in there, that's why I found all this out ) and most of it is ...[text shortened]... ever forget to turn System Restore '''back on''' that's a must 🙂
No, I don't believe it is, the good Dr Strangelove is head of free_software_for_fixing_things_bust_on_the_computerzzz department.
You go back to being a drop out Scouser in Thailand.
I am sure that if you had submitted this for his approval, he may have endorsed it.
Way to go in spoiling everybody's day, cheersss Mike.
I must get back to work, these dodgy giro's are not going to cash themselves.
Originally posted by WoodgieOh bless you. If only you knew the half of it.
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You go back to being a drop out Scouser in Thailand.
(I don't know many drop out scousers who wear Rolex for a hobby, and not Thai copies either)
I suspect a little envy creeping in about my where abouts?
Continue as you are, there's probably little you can do about it now. The damage is too deeply engraved in your being. You'll never get there one day, so just accept it and I'm sure you'll be ok. 😉
Originally posted by Daemon SinNot far off .....
Defence against viruses = remove all the Restore points on your computer...?
It IS a good idea to get rid of them when the thing's running smoothly for a change, as long as you then create a new restore point.
Most restore points are so old that using them would do more harm than good anyway, and they do take up a bit of space.
It's also true that they are often secondary targets for viruses, but these are usually found by a scan.
System Restore is crap in any case. I have mine switched off.
Do an image once a month or so to an external drive with incremental backups of important files throughout.
I've even set up a SVN repository of all my important files and documents on a second computer I'm using as a server.
Dropbox is also a new and free product to backup/sync important files on a 2GB free online storage facility.
Originally posted by mikelomWhy Mike, why?
Oh bless you. If only you knew the half of it.
(I don't know many drop out scousers who wear Rolex for a hobby, and not Thai copies either)
I suspect a little envy creeping in about my where abouts?
Continue as you are, there's probably little you can do about it now. The damage is too deeply engraved in your being. You'll never get there one day, so just accept it and I'm sure you'll be ok. 😉