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Comment from Tom Bassett on 2009-11-17

2009-11-17T18:30:21Z

If you do a search using "*.dat", you get a lot of info on just what the .dat file is related to, plus a date and size of the .dat file. Doing this you find files for programs you have removed from the harddrive, or are real OLD.

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Comment from Bill Chubb on 2009-11-17

2009-11-17T17:15:28Z

I'm not suggesting this is a particularly sophisticated solution but if you make a diary note of the date and delete files to the Recycle bin and then, umpteen weeks or months later, if you find you've accidentally deleted something you need, you can go to the Bin and restore it.

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Comment from Gigi on 2009-11-17

2009-11-17T17:00:10Z

Jhon, instead of deleting the files yourself you should use a maintenance program like CCleaner or Advanced System Care - both are free , safe and easy to use.

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Comment from Leo on 2008-10-10

2008-10-10T17:49:26Z

I received a low storage message which sugggested deleting unnecessary files. My hard drive is a 30+GB and thought it unusual to be low so I check and sure enough, I'm out of room. Question is can I safely move files from the C drive to a secondary hard drive, which files are ok to move, and how do I go about moving them to free room on my C drive?

I would first try to figure out what's using up all that disk space. This article would be a start: Where's my disk space going?

- Leo
11-Oct-2008

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Comment from peter on 2008-07-28

2008-07-28T09:08:08Z

I already have .dat files or .txt files but they never be more than 50 MB , Surely I'm too still didn't know is these all files necessary or not but generally it's not harm for me to let them without deletion , thanks Leo for useful article ..
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Comment from Leo on 2008-05-16

2008-05-16T18:25:19Z

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If you're not sure, just follow the instructions in the
article. :-)

Leo

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Comment from Jhon on 2008-05-16

2008-05-16T15:41:14Z

Is it safe to delete every single .log file on my computer? I noticed it takes up a lot of space, and quite honestly I do not want logs of everything going on in my computer. So, is it safe to do or will it hurt my computer somehow?

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Comment from Leo Notenboom on 2007-02-09

2007-02-10T00:20:18Z

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I believe this article might be a good place to start:
http://ask-leo.com/can_i_check_a_download_for_viruses_before_i_download_it.html

Leo
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Comment from jonathan on 2007-02-08

2007-02-09T01:46:48Z

Is there a site or software that can test the .exe files to determine if it is safe to install?

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