Delete Junk Files quickly and easily
Mike Hansell asked me to test a utility he is developing.
I don’t usually do this sort of thing, but I liked the concept of DJF (delete junk files).
It sounds like it does a similar job to something I’m currently using: emptemp2 (empty temp folders).
Here is a screenshot of DJF:
I ran it on an XP virtual machine I (rarely) use for testing potentially unstable software. Since I don’t use this PC much, I didn’t expect DJF to find much, but it managed to free up over 900Mb. On a high-usage PC, this could be even better (and you might get a performance boost as well, particularly if you do a defragment after running DJF).
Keep an eye out for DJF, as it will become available via computer-aid.com.au in the near future.
It looks simple, which I like. I wonder if it cleans the ‘temp’ and ‘temporary internet files’ of every users folder hives, or just the currently logged in user?
When the situation seems ripe for it, I am doing a ‘rmdir /s ‘ from a CMD box for each users temp folders before malware scans and cleanups. Anything that can shave a few minutes and keystrokes from my tasks is always welcome.
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eh, That program looks Dangerous deleting i386 files and service pack uninstallers…. Alot of damage could be done with programs like that, and end up corrupting windows.
STAY AWAY 🙁
— Christopher
Christopher,
Why do you think it’s dangerous to delete i386 files and service pack uninstallers? I’ve been a professional computer tech for many years and wrote the program. It will not corrupt windows at all. It’s designed to get rid of all the ‘junk’ that’s safe to get rid of, and nothing that’s not.
Mike H