index.dat files

[Headtheball]

does an index.dat file continue to grow if you don't physically delete the
contents of that file? Surely, if index.dat files continue to grow in size,
they must take up a lot of space on the HD.

 

[David Candy]

No

 

[philip ashley]

i use the technique here to clear temporary internet files and index.dat
(which can become corrupted and bloated in size)

https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/ehowes/www/resource3.htm

hth

philip ashley