Deleting index.dat Files
Some of you may find the following to be of help.
Index.dat files contain all of your surfing history since they
were created! They also keep getting larger and *cannot* be edited
when explorer is running . I won't go into more details of this
as the point is to show how *I* get rid of them.This works with
Win 98/Me.
STEP 1. Cut and paste these 7 lines into a text editor, and save
them as DELTA.BAT on c:\ (root, i.e, not in a folder). To make
things clear, each line of the batch file is separated with ::
on an otherwise a blank line.
@echo off
::
deltree /y c:\windows\cookies\index.dat>nul
::
deltree /y c:\windows\tempor~1\content.ie5\index.dat>nul
::
deltree /y c:\windows\history\history.ie5\index.dat>nul
::
deltree /y c:\windows\history\history.ie5\mshist~1\index.dat>nul
::
cls
::
exit
The cls is just to make sure the DOS window doesn't stay open
just because there’s something on the screen.Exit closes
the DOS window; otherwise you’d wind up with an open DOS
window on your desktop.
STEP 2. In Control Panel (or Start/Programs/Accessories/System
Tools):
* Click on Scheduled tasks.
* Double click on Add Scheduled Task.
* In Scheduled Task Wizard, click next.
* Click on Browse.
* Go to Delta.bat and double click on it.
* In the Name box, enter: Delete Index.dat files
* Click on “When My Computer Starts”
* Check “Open Advanced Properties..”
* Click Finish
* Click settings tab; uncheck all boxes.
* Click apply, then OK.
The next time you start or reboot your computer, all index.dat
files will de deleted. (The ones in Cookies and Temporary Internet
Files will be recreated at 32 KB; the two in History will be recreated
at 16KB.)
The down side of this is you will see a dos window for a couple
of seconds when windows loads.If it annoys you then minimize it.
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