Norton 360 Question?

Question

Help! I am running a scan and it says "Internet Temporary Files Cleanup...Deleting 30,000 files" and it also says "Windows Temporary Files Cleanup"

Is this going to cause problems if they are deleted, and what if I need those files?

Answer 1

those are just temporally files, you wont be needing them, that is not going to cause any problem.
but if you want to conserve them. in Norton 360 click on scans and then in the pop-up windows click on "Let me choose", this will allow you to choose what scans would you like to run.

good luck, :D

Answer 2

About internet Temporary Files:Please read

Despite the name 'temporary', the cache of a website remains stored on the hard disk until the user manually clears the cache. This is often regarded as a privacy issue [1] [2] [3], because anyone with access to the computer can view the cache.

The contents of the folder are indexed using an index.dat file, a form of database. A free program to view and extract from the temporary files directory is "ICE Internet Cache Explorer" and can be downloaded here.

The cache is usually located at %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files (where %USERPROFILE% is an environment variable pointing to the root directory of the logged-in user's user profile). However, the cache may be moved by changing a value in the registry.

However, the Temporary Internet Files cache can be useful in certain situations. For example, if no Internet connection is available, previously cached websites are still available offline. Depending on the type of website and how often it is updated, the cached data may not reflect the online version of the website. The cache is also useful for police to collect forensic evidence.

The cache can be cleared by using Internet Options within the Internet Explorer interface, but this method is subject to deletion privacy issues. Many alternative tools exist to erase the data instead.

About Windows Temporary Files:
Windows saves temp files to this folder, it will take a large amount of disk space if you don't clean it regularly, and it also tracks what you have done on your PC
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Answer to your question, I delete daily the above two files daily but before going to bed.

As far as I know we must delete these files to clear space on hard drive.

That will cause no problem. What if you need those files? to use pc offline and re-visit the website? otherwise no way to get those back.

Hope this will help you

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