GIF files

[cheyenne]

I have a gazillion *.gif files. How do I know which of the many I can
delete?

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I have a gazillion *.gif files. How do I know which of the many I
can delete?

Well - which pictures (GIF files are Graphics Interchange Format files) are
yours, which ones are duplicates of yours?

 

[Bob I]

I have a gazillion *.gif files. How do I know which of the many I can
delete?

You may delete any that you don't want on the PC anymore.

 

[cheyenne]

Well - which pictures (GIF files are Graphics Interchange Format files)
are yours, which ones are duplicates of yours?

Thanks for the quick response. None of the GIFs are mine---they are all HP,
Microsoft, Adobe, Logitech, etc. I just wanted to know if it is safe to
delete most (or all) of them. If deleted, will they automatically reload
whenever a program/application calls for them?

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I have a gazillion *.gif files. How do I know which of the many I
can delete?

Well - which pictures (GIF files are Graphics Interchange Format
files) are yours, which ones are duplicates of yours?

Thanks for the quick response. None of the GIFs are mine---they
are all HP, Microsoft, Adobe, Logitech, etc. I just wanted to know
if it is safe to delete most (or all) of them. If deleted, will
they automatically reload whenever a program/application calls for
them?

Well - I think you are trying to clean up something that is unlikely to need
it.
If you are doing this to free up space - GIF files is not going to do it for
you. heh
Not to mention that - no - in fact if you delete the wrong file, it is
possible that one or more of the applications that would use it (while
running) may not work or at the very least - not be able to show you
something it usually would.

If you are doing this to free up space - do the following instead...

Used Disk Cleanup?
Is hibernate turned on and do you use that feature?
Uninstalled unnecessary applications lately?

If you are comfortable with the stability of your system, you can delete the
uninstall files for the patches that Windows XP has installed..

http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spack.htm

You can run Disk Cleanup - built into Windows XP - to erase all but yuor
latest restore point and cleanup even more "loose files"..

How to use Disk Cleanup
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310312

You can turn off hibernation if it is on and you don't use it..

When you hibernate your computer, Windows saves the contents of the system's
memory to the hiberfil.sys file. As a result, the size of the hiberfil.sys
file will always equal the amount of physical memory in your system. If you
don't use the hibernate feature and want to recapture the space that Windows
uses for the hiberfil.sys file, perform the following steps:

- Start the Control Panel Power Options applet (go to Start, Settings,
Control Panel, and click Power Options).
- Select the Hibernate tab, clear the "Enable hibernation" check box, then
click OK; although you might think otherwise, selecting Never under the
"System hibernates" option on the Power Schemes tab doesn't delete the
hiberfil.sys file.
- Windows will remove the "System hibernates" option from the Power Schemes
tab and delete the hiberfil.sys file.

You can control how much space your System Restore can use...

1. Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
2. Click the System Restore tab.
3. Highlight one of your drives (or C: if you only have one) and click on
the "Settings" button.
4. Change the percentage of disk space you wish to allow.. I suggest 5% or
higher.
5. Click OK.. Then Click OK again.

You can control how much space your Temporary Internet Files can utilize...

Empty your Temporary Internet Files and shrink the size it stores to a
size between 128MB and 512MB..

- Open ONE copy of Internet Explorer.
- Select TOOLS -> Internet Options.
- Under the General tab in the "Temporary Internet Files" section, do the
following:
- Click on "Delete Cookies" (click OK)
- Click on "Settings" and change the "Amount of disk space to use:" to
something between 128MB and 512MB. (Betting it is MUCH larger right
now.)
- Click OK.
- Click on "Delete Files" and select to "Delete all offline contents"
(the checkbox) and click OK. (If you had a LOT, this could take 2-10
minutes or more.)
- Once it is done, click OK, close Internet Explorer, re-open Internet
Explorer.

You can use an application that scans your system for log files and
temporary files and use that to get rid of those:

Ccleaner (Free!)
http://www.ccleaner.com/


Other ways to free up space..

SequoiaView
http://www.win.tue.nl/sequoiaview/

DX Hog Hunt
http://www.dvxp.com/en/Downloads.aspx

JDiskReport
http://www.jgoodies.com/freeware/jdiskreport/index.html

Those can help you visually discover where all the space is being used.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I have a gazillion *.gif files. How do I know which of the many I can
delete?

You can delete any or all them--whichever you don't want.

 

[Rock]

I have a gazillion *.gif files. How do I know which of the many I can
delete?

Look at them and decide? Why are you worried about this? Short on disk
space?

 

[Plato]

I have a gazillion *.gif files. How do I know which of the many I can
delete?

Whichever ones you dont want. Just dont delete .gifs in any app. you are
currently using or want to continue to use.