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Windows 7: Which files to delete from AppData folder
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15 Oct 2011
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Which files to delete from AppData folder
I need to clear some space from my System drive but the only place from where i can delete the files is AppData folder. But i am confused which files can i delete and from which i cant.
Can you pls give me some hint ?
Thanks !
| My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell Inspiron N5010
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU M 450 @ 2.40GHz
Motherboard Dell
Memory 4GB
Graphics Card ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470
Sound Card ATI High Definition Audio Device
Monitor(s) Displays Generic PnP Monitor 15"
Screen Resolution 1366x768 (32-bit) (60 Hz)
Hard Drives 320 Gb
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15 Oct 2011
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#2 | |
Windows 7 SP1, Home Premium, 64-bit |
Have you done a disk cleanup with the windows tool or with CCleaner?
I'm not sure I'd try deleting stuff directly from AppData.
Have you uninstalled unneeded programs? | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Ignatz Special; 4 speed manual gearbox; factory air conditioning; one of one
OS Windows 7 SP1, Home Premium, 64-bit
CPU Intel Sandy Bridge i5-2500, not overclocked
Motherboard Gigabyte H67A-UD3H-B3, full ATX
Memory 4 GB Crucial DDR3-1333
Graphics Card none; graphics are integrated on CPU
Sound Card onboard: Realtek ALC892; external: USB Behringer UF0-202
Monitor(s) Displays NEC 90GX2-BK 19" LCD
Screen Resolution 800 x 640
Keyboard Leopold Tenkeyless with Cherry Blue switches, USB
Mouse Logitech or Microsoft optical wired; either USB or PS 2
PSU Seasonic SS-560KM, modular
Case Antec Solo II
Cooling CPU: Scythe Big Shuriken; Case: Scythe Slipstream 800 & 500
Hard Drives System: Intel 320 Series SSD, 80 GB;
Data: Samsung Spinpoint 103SJ, 1 TB;
Backup: WD Caviar Green WD15EADS-00P8B0, 1.5TB
Other Info Power consumption of this system, including monitor: 68 watts at idle; 144 watts at full load
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15 Oct 2011
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#3 | |
Win 7 Ultimate 64-bit. SP1. |
I regularly delete Temp Files from Computer > C > Users > {name} > App Data > Local >Temp
via...
Start > Run > % temp% > Ok > Organize > Select all > Organize > Delete.
Note some files may NOT be able to be deleted but will ask you to SKIP them.
QED.
BTW Re Registry Cleaners...
If you do not have knowledge of the registry, then you would probably be better off leaving it alone, and definitely not placing blind trust in a program to do the job for you.
| | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number LAPTOP. HP Pavilion dv7-4010TX .
OS Win 7 Ultimate 64-bit. SP1.
CPU Intel i7 -720QM.[1.6GHz Turbo Boost 2.8GHz. 6MB Cache.]
Memory 8 DDR 3 RAM. 1066MHZ
Graphics Card ATI 1024 MB. DDR3. Radeon HD5650
Monitor(s) Displays 17.3" High Definition Brightview LCD. LED Backlit.
Screen Resolution 1600 x 900.
Mouse Logitech Anywhere mouse. MX.
Case Laptop / notebook.
Hard Drives 640GB
Internet Speed ADSL [ but too slow ]
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16 Oct 2011
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Thanks for Reply !
i have: - ran ccleaner and glary utilities
| | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell Inspiron N5010
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU M 450 @ 2.40GHz
Motherboard Dell
Memory 4GB
Graphics Card ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470
Sound Card ATI High Definition Audio Device
Monitor(s) Displays Generic PnP Monitor 15"
Screen Resolution 1366x768 (32-bit) (60 Hz)
Hard Drives 320 Gb
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16 Oct 2011
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#5 | |
Win 7 Ultimate 64-bit. SP1. |
Thanks for reporting back! | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number LAPTOP. HP Pavilion dv7-4010TX .
OS Win 7 Ultimate 64-bit. SP1.
CPU Intel i7 -720QM.[1.6GHz Turbo Boost 2.8GHz. 6MB Cache.]
Memory 8 DDR 3 RAM. 1066MHZ
Graphics Card ATI 1024 MB. DDR3. Radeon HD5650
Monitor(s) Displays 17.3" High Definition Brightview LCD. LED Backlit.
Screen Resolution 1600 x 900.
Mouse Logitech Anywhere mouse. MX.
Case Laptop / notebook.
Hard Drives 640GB
Internet Speed ADSL [ but too slow ]
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16 Oct 2011
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#6 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit |
Ccleaner is a reliable program to use. I think many people have been using it just fine. Can't say for other apps though.
Personally I am using it to clean up my network PCs regularly. Coupled with MyDefrag, my job is easier.  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom
OS Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit
CPU Intel Core2Quad Q8400
Motherboard Gigabyte G31M-ES2C
Memory Corsair Twin 4 GB DDR2
Graphics Card ATI Radeon 4850 512 MB
Sound Card Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays 15' LCD GTC
Screen Resolution 1024x768
Keyboard Microsoft Keyboard
Mouse Microsoft Mouse
PSU Simbadda 500w
Case Standard
Hard Drives 320 GB Western Digital
Internet Speed 2 mbps ADSL
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18 Oct 2011
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#7 | |
DELL Win 7 Home Premium 64 Bit Toronto |
Quote: Originally Posted by sahildave1991  I need to clear some space from my System drive but the only place from where i can delete the files is AppData folder. But i am confused which files can i delete and from which i cant.
Can you pls give me some hint ?
Thanks ! Some thoughts of the top =
Have you tried simple things setting a custom (smaller) size for the Recycle Bin ?
Is your drive partitioned? Have you tried expanding the size of your system drive partition wth Disk Manager or similar apps?
Do you have other drives/partitions on the computer that you can, for example set as the destination for IE temp files?
Have you gone thorugh all your application directories to looke for temp files that get created from installs and updates? | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number DELL XPS 8500 // DELL XPS Studio 9100 // DELL Dim 9200
OS DELL Win 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
CPU Intel Core i7-930 (8MB L2, 2.8GHz) // ntel Core 2 Quad Q6600
Motherboard ?? // Dell A02 BIOS // ??
Memory 16GB // 18GB DDR3 SDRAM 1333Mhhz 6 DIMMS (3x2, 3x4) //4 GB
Graphics Card AMD HD7570 // AMD Radeon HD6750 // ATI Radeon HD5670 1 GB GD
Sound Card ?? // THX TruStudio PC //?
Monitor(s) Displays Dual Dell 2405 WFP-HC24 //SAmsung 27" // Triple 19" LCD
Screen Resolution 1900 x 1200
PSU ?? // Ultra 900W // ??
Hard Drives Main :WD Caviar Black 1 TB SATA WD1002FAEX
Backup :WD Caviar Black 1 TB SATA WD1002FAEX
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18 Oct 2011
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#8 | |
Windows 7 Professional SP1 32-bit Fantasyland |
One folder in particular is notorious for growing unchecked, namely Quote: C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download This is where all the downloaded Windows updates since the beginning of time land (before they're installed), and they just keep on piling up.
It's perfectly safe to delete the contents of this folder, and there won't be any functional impact from doing so. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom-built
OS Windows 7 Professional SP1 32-bit
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz, overclocked to 2.7GHz
Motherboard Asus PL5D2
Memory 4GB DDR2-667 (4x1GB in dual-channel config)
Graphics Card nVidia GeForce 9800 GT
Sound Card Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic
Monitor(s) Displays Acer
Screen Resolution 1920x1200 (DVI)
Keyboard Standard
Mouse Microsoft wireless optical mouse
PSU Antec TruePower 2.0
Case Cooler Master Centurion
Cooling various fans
Hard Drives OCZ SSD Vertex Plus 60GB SATA (Firmware 3.55), 64MB cache
Hitachi HD321KJ SATA, 320GB, 7200rpm, 16MB cache
Internet Speed DSL; ~330KB/sec down, ~110KB/sec up
Other Info Have a laptop too :) (Compaq CQ60 also with Win7 Pro SP1 32-bit)
Drives in both systems:
C: - Windows 7 + apps. Pagefile is fixed size and located at the very end of the partition.
D: - various temp files/cache for Firefox and apps/games.
E: - videos, music, misc. storage, torrent downloads, etc.
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18 Oct 2011
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Quote: Originally Posted by Corazon One folder in particular is notorious for growing unchecked, namely Quote: C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download This is where all the downloaded Windows updates since the beginning of time land (before they're installed), and they just keep on piling up.
It's perfectly safe to delete the contents of this folder, and there won't be any functional impact from doing so. This was an excellent help...i got 2.73 GB by deleting this folder!!!  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell Inspiron N5010
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU M 450 @ 2.40GHz
Motherboard Dell
Memory 4GB
Graphics Card ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470
Sound Card ATI High Definition Audio Device
Monitor(s) Displays Generic PnP Monitor 15"
Screen Resolution 1366x768 (32-bit) (60 Hz)
Hard Drives 320 Gb
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18 Oct 2011
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#10 | |
Windows 7 Professional SP1 32-bit Fantasyland |
Now that's a lot!! Glad I could help, though. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom-built
OS Windows 7 Professional SP1 32-bit
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz, overclocked to 2.7GHz
Motherboard Asus PL5D2
Memory 4GB DDR2-667 (4x1GB in dual-channel config)
Graphics Card nVidia GeForce 9800 GT
Sound Card Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic
Monitor(s) Displays Acer
Screen Resolution 1920x1200 (DVI)
Keyboard Standard
Mouse Microsoft wireless optical mouse
PSU Antec TruePower 2.0
Case Cooler Master Centurion
Cooling various fans
Hard Drives OCZ SSD Vertex Plus 60GB SATA (Firmware 3.55), 64MB cache
Hitachi HD321KJ SATA, 320GB, 7200rpm, 16MB cache
Internet Speed DSL; ~330KB/sec down, ~110KB/sec up
Other Info Have a laptop too :) (Compaq CQ60 also with Win7 Pro SP1 32-bit)
Drives in both systems:
C: - Windows 7 + apps. Pagefile is fixed size and located at the very end of the partition.
D: - various temp files/cache for Firefox and apps/games.
E: - videos, music, misc. storage, torrent downloads, etc.
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