-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Restore Point
- From: "Sandi Beach" <sandib2@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:21:36 -0600
I have used Stephen Gould's CleanUp for years and it does a great job. I
did hang on to Vers. 3.1.2.0 though as I was a little intimidated by Vers. 4
after losing the system information file and having to restore it. I know
it is greatly improved and is excellent for the advanced user but the older
version is good enough for me and I feel safer.
Just my 2 cents worth.
Sandi
----- Original Message -----
From: "DSWabc" <DSWabc@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 6:01 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Restore Point
> Or, you could just run Stephen(?) Gould's CleanUp 4.0. It will remove
> many
> unnecesary files and, if you fail to configure it correctly, a few
> desirable
> files.
>
> Check the groups archives for discussions on this utility. If I recall
> correctly, the only real problem was filenames with a tilde (~) at the
> beginning or the end. Some program does that with some of its files and
> they could be deleted if you don't exclude their directory or disable
> checking for filenames with a tilde.
>
> There may have been other filename deletion problems but I don't remember.
> I don't disable anything. CleanUp deletes thousands and thousands of
> files
> every time I run it. Over 1GB of space recovered on one occasion.
>
> When you run it the first time it will suggest you run the demo mode.
> This
> will do a real scan and allow you to see every file it would have deleted
> if
> run in normal. It will not delete anything. You will still need to run
> in
> Normal mode.
>
> You can also tell it to not empty the recycle bin. Then if you miss a
> file
> over the next few days you can retrieve it. After a few days empty the
> recycle bin to recover that space.
>
> Then after running Chkdsk I would also run defrag.
>
> For Outlook Express:
>
> NOTE: Before proceeding go offline and _stay_ offline until you finish
> all
> of the following steps. Sending or receiving messages while copying or
> deleting dbx files or compacting folders could cause considerable PANIC.
>
> NOTE: Read all of my instructions before acting on any of them. It might
> be useful to read them twice. Ask questions before you begin.
>
> Go through all of your folders and delete what you don't want and archive
> most of the rest. This will make it easier and faster for OE to compact
> your
> folders. See earlier messages from the last few days about OE for more
> details. Try compacting again. If you still have problems....
>
> Locate your message store: Search for *.dbx, then open the containing
> folder for any one of the results. This _should_ put you in a folder
> where
> _all_ of the search results were found. If any of your search results are
> missing from this folder, you have dbx files in more than one location and
> you need to figure out why before you proceed.
>
> The message store can also be found at Tools/Options/Maintenance/Store
> Folder. Copy and paste the address there into Windows Explorer address
> bar.
> Cancel out of there. Do not select Change or OK.
>
> Return to OE, create temp folders as necessary and move all the messages
> you
> want to keep out of your very large folders. Look at the dbx file size
> rather than the number of messages to determine what is "large".
>
> Close OE. Navigate to the message store and COPY (not move) every file to
> a
> safe location. Do not copy, move, delete or do anything else with any dbx
> file while Outlook Express is open. Repeat: Do not copy, move, delete or
> do anything else with any dbx file while Outlook Express is open.
>
> Go to your store folder and delete the dbx file that corresponds to the
> folders you just moved the messages out of. Don't forget to delete the
> Deleted Items file also.
>
> Open OE. Stay or go offline. Navigate to the top of your folder tree
> (Outlook Express). Compact all folders.
>
> Move messages from temp folders to desired folders and delete (or keep for
> next time) the temp folders.
>
> Did you lose a critical folder or message? Don't Panic. You backed up
> everything. Simply copy back all files from the safe location to the
> store
> and overwrite existing files. This will put you back to where you were
> before you deleted any dbx files.
>
> Don
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