Most of the files in the Temp folder are safe to delete but some may be associated with a running task. You can delete the contents immediately after you have started Windows (but don't delete the folder).
For backing up your address book, copy the file *.wab (it should be in the form
Nambo.wab) to a floppy disk. You cannot view its contents until you import it back into OE. The same is true of your saved folders of email messages. If you have save all of the *.dbx files in a single folder, you can import them into OE. If you have saved them as single .dbx files you can move them back into OE using the method shown in "Moving a Single File into Outlook Express"
here
Thanks Denny, That Temp file had 2.5 gigs in it!, is there a way to configue Windows so that it clears it itself like you can with internet temp files?
As for that Wap file from outlook express Programme files, I did save it onto disk but what I find is if I delete an address from my Computers Outlook Express and then open up that previously saved wap file from the CD, it looks exactly like the address book in my Computer Outlook Express in that the address I had just deleted doesnt appear in my saved version either?
Remarkable! My Temp file is only 14.7MB. I don't know of any way to automatically clear the file.
I suspect that OE is opening the .wab file within itself rather than the one on the CD. I have not done this but you might try importing the .wab file from the CD and see if the deleted address shows up again when you open Address Book.
Using a built-in Windows feature, you can make it delete all temps folders and files, it is located in the startup menu, under accessories - System tools - Disk cleanup (my Windows is in french, so the translation may be wrong...) but it works fine, and I think you can set it to automatically clean up your disk at a given time.
The application I use is called Index.dat Suite to clean out the Temp folder plus the index.dat files that are not cleared when you delete the TIF, cookies and History files.
It creates a run.bat file that is placed in the RunOnce registry key to run at bootup before these files are locked by the system. Windows recreates a fresh copy of the required index.dat files and they will only contain what is necessary.
You could place a copy of run.bat in the Startup folder that would run at every boot to clear the Temp folder but of course it will not dlete the index.dat files.
Denny Denham
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January 27th, 2004 04:00
Most of the files in the Temp folder are safe to delete but some may be associated with a running task. You can delete the contents immediately after you have started Windows (but don't delete the folder).
For backing up your address book, copy the file *.wab (it should be in the form Nambo.wab) to a floppy disk. You cannot view its contents until you import it back into OE. The same is true of your saved folders of email messages. If you have save all of the *.dbx files in a single folder, you can import them into OE. If you have saved them as single .dbx files you can move them back into OE using the method shown in "Moving a Single File into Outlook Express" here
Nambo
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January 27th, 2004 10:00
Thanks Denny, That Temp file had 2.5 gigs in it!, is there a way to configue Windows so that it clears it itself like you can with internet temp files?
As for that Wap file from outlook express Programme files, I did save it onto disk but what I find is if I delete an address from my Computers Outlook Express and then open up that previously saved wap file from the CD, it looks exactly like the address book in my Computer Outlook Express in that the address I had just deleted doesnt appear in my saved version either?
Any Ideas
Nambo
Denny Denham
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January 27th, 2004 16:00
Remarkable! My Temp file is only 14.7MB. I don't know of any way to automatically clear the file.
I suspect that OE is opening the .wab file within itself rather than the one on the CD. I have not done this but you might try importing the .wab file from the CD and see if the deleted address shows up again when you open Address Book.
RichardLusignan
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January 30th, 2004 18:00
Using a built-in Windows feature, you can make it delete all temps folders and files, it is located in the startup menu, under accessories - System tools - Disk cleanup (my Windows is in french, so the translation may be wrong...) but it works fine, and I think you can set it to automatically clean up your disk at a given time.
Hope this helps,
Rick
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January 31st, 2004 03:00
Sounds like you are running WinXP.
The application I use is called Index.dat Suite to clean out the Temp folder plus the index.dat files that are not cleared when you delete the TIF, cookies and History files.
http://www.it-mate.co.uk/support/idsuite.asp
It creates a run.bat file that is placed in the RunOnce registry key to run at bootup before these files are locked by the system. Windows recreates a fresh copy of the required index.dat files and they will only contain what is necessary.
You could place a copy of run.bat in the Startup folder that would run at every boot to clear the Temp folder but of course it will not dlete the index.dat files.