Index.dat???

[Guest]

What is the <b>index.dat</b> file and how can I edit it or remove it?

It is found here-<b>C:\WINDOWS\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5</b>

 

[Guest]

THIS IS YOUR PC TECHNICIAN

Do not delete the index.dat

 

[Guest]

I have already tried, (after backing it up). What is it, and how can I edit it?

It looks like some kind of record of every Internet site I have EVER been too....

Perhaps replacing it with a read only file might be a solution....

ITO

 

[Guest]

it is a data file made to let Windows know where you have been.

 

[Guest]

THIS IS YOUR PC TECHNICIAN

What problem is it causing you?

 

[ejsmith2]

I usually slap a 'deltree /y c:\windows\applog' in my autoexec.bat, to go right along with the temp folder. If you're wanting to clean out the ie temp, just do the same thing. Make sure you have a 'md c:\windows\applog' at the end of the autoexec.bat too, or whatever file it is that you deleted.

 

[Guest]

THIS IS YOUR PC TECHNICIAN

What problem is it causing you?

Peace of mind...

ITO

 

[Guest]

I usually slap a 'deltree /y c:\windows\applog' in my autoexec.bat, to go right along with the temp folder. If you're wanting to clean out the ie temp, just do the same thing. Make sure you have a 'md c:\windows\applog' at the end of the autoexec.bat too, or whatever file it is that you deleted.

I am not very good with syntax, so you may have to spell it out for me,ie:
<b>deltree /y c:\windows\applog</b>
<b>md c:\windows\applog</b>
(Is this correct)

I was thinking maybe <b>deltree temp~1</b>
or
<b>erase C:\WINDOWS\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\index.dat</b>

The only downside to these is that IE seems to be making a backup copy of the index.dat file every time I delete it, and there are several index.dat files in several locations….

Maybe I need a utility to ultimately fix this problem…






ITO<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by ITO on 05/03/01 01:12 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[ejsmith2]

Ok, If I was you, I'd do it like this:


@echo off
deltree /y C:\WINDOWS\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\index.dat
deltree /y c:\windows\applog
deltree /y c:\windows\temp

md C:\WINDOWS\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\index.dat
md c:\windows\applog
md c:\windows\temp

 

[Guest]

Thank you very much. That is exactly what I needed.



ITO

 

[ejsmith2]

My bad.

I just looked again. The deltree is for directories. Remove the "\index.dat" on both those lines.