At 12:29 1/15/02 -0800, you wrote: >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
Gerry! That was a great bit of info on the Chandra Levy case in accordance with what the FBI did to trace her whereabouts. It is regrettable though in my case, because if I got lost embroiled in a controversy, the FBI could just collectively scratch their heads looking for me. I and many others clean out their cache, history, temporary internet files, temp files and all cookies and index.dat files daily. Unless I disappeared before my nightly maintenance no one could find me via the computer. LOL I do not think that I am THAT unusual within the tech community or AM I??????? hehehehehe. Barry ~ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ============= 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 =====================================================
