what stuff is in this folder- c:\windows\prefetch , someone told me to clean it out, how do i do that?

Question

is it ok to clean everything out of that folder?

Answer 1

That folder is simply a folder Windows uses to store parts of programs to load faster. The come right back when you delete them after you open the program again. No big deal.....

open your start menu, then select "RUN"
type in prefetch then press ok. A window will pop up with your prefetch files, just delete them.

Answer 2

I skilled the comparable challenge with sfloppy.sys on XP specialist, and Avast. as much as date Avast software, and went returned to an previous fix factor. theory challenge substitute into fastened - yet word that in the time of spite of each little thing that, if I rename or attempt to delete sfloppy.sys, the report is restored immediately interior some seconds. different records interior the comparable c:windowssystem32drivers itemizing may be deleted, in simple terms not sfloppy.sys - which makes me think of the unique Avast warning of a rootkit may be the ultimate option, and that's nevertheless there.

Answer 3

I use "CrapCleaner"- free, you can find it on cnet.com in the downloads section. It cleans out all of the cahe, temp file, and other crud that builds up.

Best of luck.