How to 'see' and 'remove' windows system files ??

[Graham]

How to 'see' and 'remove' windows system files ??

Over the years (yes that long) i have fitted new bigger drives to
the pc .. by simply using drive copy , ghost that sort of thing,
and booted from the new drive with the old one running as second
drive

So I now have c as the main , d the second partition and e & f
of the old drive ..some of the files and dowloads are still
usefull on the older drive so dont want to simply format it ..
but could do with removing the un wanted windows system files ..
dlls etc

Any links to a file manager that will 'show' all the files on
the drive .. and allow them to be deleted ?

Or is it possible to uses the existing explore .. the best I
have found is to use the search function and remove from the
results . but this si still not 100 %

Tnx - G ..

 

[DL]

Explorer, select a relevent folder and delete it
Or Copy the stuff you want saved to another location & format the drive

 

[Pegasus [MVP]]

How to 'see' and 'remove' windows system files ??

Over the years (yes that long) i have fitted new bigger drives to
the pc .. by simply using drive copy , ghost that sort of thing,
and booted from the new drive with the old one running as second
drive

So I now have c as the main , d the second partition and e & f
of the old drive ..some of the files and dowloads are still
usefull on the older drive so dont want to simply format it ..
but could do with removing the un wanted windows system files ..
dlls etc

Any links to a file manager that will 'show' all the files on
the drive .. and allow them to be deleted ?

Or is it possible to uses the existing explore .. the best I
have found is to use the search function and remove from the
results . but this si still not 100 %

Tnx - G ..

If you're sure that the files on the old disks are no longer needed then you
could use this method:
1. Rename X:\Windows to X:\Windows.old
2. Wait a week.
3. If all is well, delete X:\Windows. Use Shift-Delete in Explorer tio
prevent the folder from being moved into the Recycle bin.
4. Do the same with X:\Program Files and X:\Documents and Settings

This should cover 99% of your legacy files. Remember to replace X:\ with the
actual drive letter. Remember also that Shift-Delete will permanently delete
files. Going, going, gone!

 

[Jose]

How to  'see' and 'remove' windows system files ??

Over the years  (yes that long)  i have fitted new  bigger  drives to
the pc .. by simply using  drive  copy , ghost that sort of thing,
and  booted from the  new  drive with the  old  one  running as second
drive

So I now have  c  as the  main , d  the  second partition  and e & f
of the  old  drive ..some of the  files and dowloads are  still
usefull on the  older  drive so  dont  want to  simply  format it ..
but  could  do  with  removing the un wanted  windows system files ..
dlls  etc

Any links  to  a  file manager that  will  'show' all the  files on
the  drive .. and  allow them to  be  deleted ?

Or is it  possible to  uses  the  existing  explore .. the  best I
have  found  is to  use the  search  function and  remove from the
results . but this si still  not  100 %

Tnx - G ..

It appears your question remains unanswered.

In Explorer, click View, Folder Options, tick "Show hidden files and
folders" and UNtick Hide extensions for known file types.

Now you will be able to see the hidden and system files and have your
way with them.

Undo the settings if the display become cluttered with normal
exploring.

 

[Graham]

It appears your question remains unanswered.

In Explorer, click View, Folder Options, tick "Show hidden files and
folders" and UNtick Hide extensions for known file types.

Now you will be able to see the hidden and system files and have your
way with them.

Undo the settings if the display become cluttered with normal
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Thanks for the reply .. but

I do not seem to have the option you describe ...I have taken
the following steps

right click start .....click 'explore' ......starts with 'start
menu' top left ..

file ... edit ... view ... favorites ...etc

click 'view'

I do not see any options to set the folder options ... the only
similar settings
look to be the folder use ..... there is a choose details , but
that list is
user biased with camera details etc ?

Im running xp-pro with all updates and IE exp 8

tnx - G ..

 

[Jose]

Thanks  for  the  reply .. but

I do not  seem to  have the  option you  describe ...I have  taken
the  following steps

right  click  start .....click 'explore' ......starts with  'start
menu'  top  left ..

file  ... edit  ...  view  ... favorites ...etc

click    'view'

I do not  see any options to  set the folder  options  ... the  only
similar settings
look to be the  folder use ..... there  is a  choose  details , but
that  list is
user biased with  camera details etc ?

Im running   xp-pro  with  all  updates and IE exp 8

tnx - G ..

Don't right click start.

While you are in a Windows Explorer window with some folder open for
navigating follow the steps.

 

[Graham]

Don't right click start.

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Ok All sorted ... just one problem .. how to change the atribute
of a read only file .... cannot remove a few
old adobi files that are locked ?

Tnx - G .

 

[Bob I]

R-click the file, select Properties. UNcheck read-only.

 

[Graham]

R-click the file, select Properties. UNcheck read-only.






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Tnx fr info .. all sorted ...