On Sat, 18 Nov 2000, David wrote:
> I'm doing a periodic clean up of my home directory. I have an interesting
> selection of binary files whose provinance is a mystery. At this point, my
> options are as follows:
>
> 1: consign to bit bucket
> 2: keep for another two years in case I remember
> 3: invoke the tea leaves
> 4: ask the slug list for a better suggestion
>
> What do other people do? or am I the only person who winds up in this
> situation?
Are the filenames recognisable, or do they hint what the binary might be?
The only place I get binaries from are ones I put there myself - my
suggestion is delete anything you don't know about, or can't recall.
Alternately, move them to floppy, and keep it for a while until you go
"Damn, I know what that file was now, and I need it". By the time the
floppy stops working, you'll have exceeded the useful life, and it won't
matter. :)
DaZZa
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