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Subject: Delete index.dat files
Category: Computers > Security
Asked by: bb88-ga
List Price: $5.00
Posted: 22 Dec 2005 17:55 PST
Expires: 21 Jan 2006 17:55 PST
Question ID: 609084
Please recommend the best program, free if possible, for deleting all
my index.dat files.  I have two computers, one XP, one 2000 Pro.  I
use Mozilla most of the time but ocasionally still use IE.
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Subject: Re: Delete index.dat files
Answered By: clouseau-ga on 22 Dec 2005 18:38 PST
 
Hello bb88,

Thank you for your question.

There are numerous utilities to delete the index.dat files however
most are shareware in the $20-30 price range and most require a
rebooting since the index.dat is locked and can not be deleted while
Windows is running. There are a number of suggestions posted on how to
delete manually, such as logging in as another user and then deleting
YOUR index.dat files, logging out etc. These seem to work some of the
time.

However, I located this free utility for you that seems to be elegant
in design and allows you to delete these files without a reboot or
login.

Unlocker
http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/

"...Ever had such an annoying message given by Windows?


It has many other flavors:

Cannot delete file: Access is denied
There has been a sharing violation.
The source or destination file may be in use.
The file is in use by another program or user.
Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and that the file is
not currently in use.

Unlocker is the solution!

Simply right click the folder or file and select Unlocker..."

Do check the page and try this utility. I'm particulary fond of the
function of right clicking the file, unlocking and then deleting.

And do check their comparison of features against a good variety of
their competition. Just in case you wish to try alternatives, the
competitors are all linked and noted which are free, which cost and
what they are capable of deleting.


Search Strategy:

delete index.dat utility +free


I trust my research has provided you with several options to remove
your index.dat files. If a link above should fail to work or anything
require further explanation or research, please do post a Request for
Clarification prior to rating the answer and closing the question and
I will be pleased to assist further.

Regards,

-=clouseau=-
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Subject: Re: Delete index.dat files
From: mister4u-ga on 23 Dec 2005 07:13 PST
 
Privacy Keeper: 
Fast, simple and efficient browsing history cleaner for Internet Explorer 
and Mozilla Firefox. Allows you to selectively keep history items. Cleans up 
index.dat files without the need for a Windows restart. 


 
http://www.browsertools.net/downloads.html
Subject: Re: Delete index.dat files
From: mister4u-ga on 23 Dec 2005 08:09 PST
 
Another free program here http://www.burzurq.com/forum/delindex.html
The primary purpose of Delindex is to delete Index.dat files which
are never resized, and only get bigger. These files contain all your
web surfing history since they were (re)created, and large index.dat
files can cause performance issues with browsing. Index.dat files
cannot be deleted if Explorer is running. The secondary purpose
is to delete junk files for reasons of space, privacy, and performance.
Delindex is "stand-alone" program and requires no installation and
no other files to run. All notes are within the program, so there are
no separate ReadMe or Help files

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