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Easy Removal of Windows Super Hidden Temp Files

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Kintaro:
I just discovered with Windows 98 it is also a myth that the really hidden files store information that isn't removed.

Even with a typical disk cleanup, the stuff from Index.Dat is removed.

I will upload screenshots to prove my point.

Coming next: Windows XP.

WMD:

--- Quote from: kintaro ---I just discovered with Windows 98 it is also a myth that the really hidden files store information that isn't removed.

Even with a typical disk cleanup, the stuff from Index.Dat is removed.

I will upload screenshots to prove my point.
--- End quote ---

I don't know about that...I've seen plenty of large index.dat files, even after cleaning.

Kintaro:
Well I can assure you that it is the result of third party spyware, not Microsoft.

Aloone_Jonez:
WMD,
The two index.dat files I've posted above are the same size,  I didn't do a disc cleanup I just deleted them using Internet Explorer. Even though the size of the file after the deletion is the same as it was before it's contents have been overwritten by a repeating sequence of bytes, the list of porn sites has gone, the MSN home page is all that remains.

Kintaro:
Yeah, I noticed that myself. The size does not change on the files. They are filled with a not very white binary whitespace.

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