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Ooble · Aug 20th, 2006, 4:53 PM

It creates files for applications as you run them, not before. Startups for every application you use will be slower first time. If you think it's worth it, by all means do it, but it's by no means something that needs to be done so often as to have a script written for it.

King · Aug 20th, 2006, 5:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ooble

If you think it's worth it, by all means do it, but it's by no means something that needs to be done so often as to have a script written for it.

I totally agree with that.

NightShade01 · Aug 20th, 2006, 8:05 PM

I agree with you both in that deleting it will serve no purpose for performance or disk space gain....however the program which i am writing it for like i said is a bigger app that when done will hopefull be standardized to all intro techs. Right now when a customer brings their computer in for what we deam a "tune up" standard policy is cleaning out the prefetch folder. so while i agree with you it serves no purpose....it's easier to have intro techs running a standarized program and following procedure then everyone doing their own thing. Does that make more sense though?

personally i don't agree with nuking the whole prefetcher but i can't fight the system.

Ooble · Aug 21st, 2006, 1:17 PM

In that case, I wouldn't use the batch file method - using external applications is never a good idea when it's just as easy to do it yourself.

This code may work - I haven't tested it:

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Dim PrefetchDir as DirectoryInfo = New DirectoryInfo("%WINDIR%\Prefetch")
Dim files() as FileInfo = PrefetchDir.GetFiles()

Foreach file In files
    file.Delete()
End Foreach

Aug 20th, 2006, 4:53 PM	#11
Ooble I eat cake for breakfast. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In my box. Posts: 4,434 Rep Power: 8	It creates files for applications as you run them, not before. Startups for every application you use will be slower first time. If you think it's worth it, by all means do it, but it's by no means something that needs to be done so often as to have a script written for it. __________________ Me :: You :: Them

Aug 21st, 2006, 1:17 PM	#14
Ooble I eat cake for breakfast. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In my box. Posts: 4,434 Rep Power: 8	In that case, I wouldn't use the batch file method - using external applications is never a good idea when it's just as easy to do it yourself. This code may work - I haven't tested it: (Toggle Plain Text) Dim PrefetchDir as DirectoryInfo = New DirectoryInfo("%WINDIR%\Prefetch") Dim files() as FileInfo = PrefetchDir.GetFiles() Foreach file In files file.Delete() End Foreach Dim PrefetchDir as DirectoryInfo = New DirectoryInfo("%WINDIR%\Prefetch") Dim files() as FileInfo = PrefetchDir.GetFiles() Foreach file In files file.Delete() End Foreach __________________ Me :: You :: Them

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Aug 20th, 2006, 8:05 PM	#13
NightShade01 Programmer Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 52 Rep Power: 3	I agree with you both in that deleting it will serve no purpose for performance or disk space gain....however the program which i am writing it for like i said is a bigger app that when done will hopefull be standardized to all intro techs. Right now when a customer brings their computer in for what we deam a "tune up" standard policy is cleaning out the prefetch folder. so while i agree with you it serves no purpose....it's easier to have intro techs running a standarized program and following procedure then everyone doing their own thing. Does that make more sense though? personally i don't agree with nuking the whole prefetcher but i can't fight the system.

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