We recently discussed this same issue out here. You should probably contact Yahoo!, Inc. tech department to find out the name of that file. I've tried to find it and haven't had any luck. Every program treats these things differently. For example, Internet Explorer saves the URL's typed into the address field in the History section. Outlook 2003 saves email addresses typed into an email in a Nickname file ending with .NK2, etc. I went through a lot of the files in the YM Cache folder and other files and was not able to find a file with any Yahoo ID's. I think this file would be in your Profiles folder somewhere, instead of the Cache folder since it seems the list should be linked to a particular Yahoo ID name (aka Profile) instead of just in the general Cache folder. I use a couple of Yahoo ID's on my YM so I have separate Profiles with the archived messages for each in their respective folders. I haven't found that file in the Profile folders either though.
Your other option is to do a full uninstall, clean-up and reinstall, which should get rid of it. Even if you save your Profile/Archive files during this clean-up and reinstall, if the nickname list shows back up, then at least you know it's one of the .dat files saved in the Archive file you saved so it would be easier to find. Here's my blog on how to do a clean installation of YM. http://lennyvasbinder.blogspot.com/2007/11/how-i-always-do-clean-instal-ofl- yahoo.html If you want to look around more than I have, go to your C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger and sort the files/folders by "Date Modified" in the Details View. Then go to YM and type a new Yahoo ID (even if you have to make one up) into the contact field and send that made up ID an IM. Then go back to the Messenger folder and sort by "Date Modified" again and look around in that folder and all of the sub-folders for a file or folder modified in the past minute and that might help isolate the file/folder. Let us all know if you find it. Here's the contact info for Yahoo!, Inc. for the USA. If you are in another country, let me know as I have other contact info for other countries as well. Yahoo! Inc. 701 First Avenue Sunnyvale, California 94089 Phone (408) 349-3300 Fax (408) 349-3301 Office Hours 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. PS Yahoo! US contact information is: Customer Support: (408) 349-3300 (866) 562-7219 (408)-349-1572 Once again, let us know if you find the file through your contact with Yahoo!, Inc. also. BTW.. I like your email addy. It also reminds folks how to spell your name. ;-) I guess mine would have to be Not_an_F_1V_1S_NO_T_1B_1N_1D since I've had my last name spelled with any mix and number of those letters over the years. LOL Lenny Vasbinder http://lennyvasbinder.blogspot.com FREE and automatic online remote backup of your documents, photos and files... https://mozy.com/?ref=SY4ZSI Check out how simple and secure it can be to use the Mozy remote backup system. Mozy will back up your most important files and folders every day/night while you aren't using your computer. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Corrine Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 8:29 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Y!M] Need help clearing history on search for contacts bar Someone please help me as soon as possible! when I am in Yahoo Messenger, and I click on the little 'down arrow' on the right hand side of the "SEARCH FOR CONTACTS' BAR which opens up, a list of contacts opens which I can scroll down on, showing all those contacts whose contact information I have typed into that bar so I could either IM , phone them via my computer, or email them...I want to erase this cache/history...I have done it before, but am having no success now.. I thought by going into MY COMPUTER> HARD DRIVE C> PROGRAM FILES> YAHOO> MESSENGER> and next right clicking on CACHE and deleting would resolve it, but it does not clear this particular list of people I have contacted.. Please tell me how to empty this information so it will be emptied and not have a list which opens up to scroll on....thanks for your help... you can send me a direct email to [email protected] Corrine "Non plaudite. Modo pecuniam jacite."
