At 02:36 PM 1/14/02 -0500, John O'Flynn wrote the following: >Do any of you listmembers use CacheSentry, or can you comment on >it? http://www.mindspring.com/~dpoch/enigmatic/cachesentry.html > >The developer claims that there are "serious bugs" in the IE cache >manager, which have still not been removed even in IE6, and that his >program does a much more efficient job of managing your cache. He says >his program isn't just one of those accelerators that try to guess your >browsing habits. I don't have the expertise to evaluate his claim. >I've been running CacheSentry for a month and haven't noticed any >changes in my life. (Running IE6 on Win98se) > >If it doesn't serve any useful purpose I don't need one more thing >loading at start-up. On the other hand if his claims are true, why >isn't everybody with IE using it? Is this a stupid question? :>)
Not a stupid question. Most users of IE are "clueless" about caches, cookies, temporary internet files, temporary download areas, and a host of other items. In as much as IE works for them and that they can browse a web site, download a file, and perform any other activity then they don't worry UNTIL something happens. Good housekeeping of your PC means your should delete: 1. Temporary Internet Files 2. Downloaded Program Files 3. Recycle Bin 4. Temporary Files These four are deleted if you select MyComputer -- Right Click on C: -- Select Properties and click on Desk Cleanup. or via Start -- Programs -- Accessories -- Systems Tools -- Disk Cleanup. This should be done on a weekly basis followed by Disk Defragmenting. However, the INDEX.DAT are not erased and just keep on growing and growing. To get a feel their size, type Start -- Find -- Files or Folders then type index.dat in Named and Look in C then click Find Now. Ignore index.dat files except for C:\WINDOWS\Temporary InternetFiles\Content.IE5 and the C:\WINDOWS\Cookies. Right click and select Properties to get an idea of their size. Even if you clean your cache, cookies, and history from within the Internet Explorer browser regularly, the index.dat files will continue to store information about what web sites you have visited and what cookies have been saved. A common problem is that these index.dat files can grow to an enormous size, taking up drive space and slowing down the IE browser. The only way they can be deleted is before Windows starts (or start in DOS mode and perform the deletion) and just before shutdown. CacheSentry and other programs like it do this INDEX.DAT file deletion at startup or shutdown. They also add other options for the user. FYI for those in the US -- Using the cache and INDEX.DAT files is how the FBI "restored" Sandra Levy's computer to determine what web sites she visited the day before she disappeared. For security conscious users a simple file deletion doesn't suffice. It is actually better to write over a file multiple times than delete it. File deleting doesn't really delete a file, it only marks the space as "usable" so the original data is still there. I use a program called Clean Disk Security to perform multiple file writes on file deletions. -- Gerry Boyd ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
