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Old July 2nd 18, 05:11 AM posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Bill[_39_]
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Default Slightly off-topic: Tracking Files

Paul wrote:
Bill wrote:
Paul wrote:
Bill wrote:
Robert wrote:
Bill wrote in part:
Paul wrote:
To deal with Seamonkey I delete a few things manually.

I AM using Seamonkey too!Â* Are there some things that aren't
getting deleted that you could tell me about?Â* Maybe that's
where the process time is going....too much on "counters.dat"!


With any browser which stores lots of user-data, annually I
save a minimum of required data (bookmarks, contacts for those
who use them), then create a new blank user profile and use it.
This leaves a lot of cruft behind in the old profile.Â* Hard to
pick out what to delete, just trash it all after the new is
working.

-- Robert


I appreciate that tip!Â* TYVM!

Bill

Most browsers have an "Export Bookmarks".

That's the bit worth saving.

In some browsers, the option is buried three
layers deep, as if they don't want you to know
the option is available.

This converts proprietary formats such as
.jsonlz4 or some binary database format,
into something you can use for "import" later.

This should be done before making significant
changes to the browser and trashing the
possibility of Export.

Â*Â*Â* Paul


Thanks again.Â* I was wondering how I was going to relocate the
bookmarks!

BTW, I just tried to delete my 2 files, counters.dat--and I
couldn't even do it as administrator (I received the message
"in use by explorer.exe").
I think that's at the crux of why CCleaner is running slower
for me--everytime it runs, it tries, and fails, to delete these
files.

Bill


Does Task Manager show any iexplorer.exe tasks ?


No, but it does show a/the explorer.exe process. Its description
on the right says "Windows Explorer". I think this is not
closely related to internet explorer, but I could be mistaken. I
don't run Internet Explorer unless a web site "forces me" to.

Bill



Don't forget to turn on the "full details", as the
initial appearance of the thing is rather limited
in what it presents.

Â*Â* Paul