Windows 95 files which may be safely deleted to free disk space
CAUTION: Make absolutely sure that none of these files are needed by any program or user before deleting ANY file. Do a complete backup of the files on the hard disk before deleting any of them.
1) Delete old *.TMP (temporary) files.
NOTE: .TMP files may be stored anywhere on the computer.
2) Delete unneeded .BAK (backup) files.
CAUTION: Make sure a valid copy of the backup file is available if these backup files are important.
3) Delete the files installed by programs that are no longer used.
NOTE 1: These files may be stored in the WINDOWS and WINDOWS\SYSTEM directories (and perhaps several others), as well as the main application directory.
NOTE 2: See the manual for the application for help in determining the files to delete.
4) Delete files for Windows utilities including:
.BMP files--Bitmaps, such as wallpaper files, that are not used
.HLP files--Windows Help files that are not used
.TTF files--TrueType font files for fonts that are not used
.WAV files--WAV digital sound files that are not used
.MID files--MIDI sound files that are not used
.AVI files--AVI movie files that are not used
5) DOS commands, including:
APPEND.EXE--APPEND, if this command is not used
ASSIGN.COM--ASSIGN, if this command is not used
CALC.EXE--Calculator
CALENDAR.EXE--Calendar
CLOCK.EXE--Clock
COUNTRY.COM--Country settings
DISKCOMP.COM--Disk Compare command if this command is not used
DISKCOPY.COM--Diskcopy command, which is unneeded if floppy diskette copying is done within Windows 95
EDIT.COM--Editor, if this is NOT used to edit text files
EDIT.HLP--The help file for the editor
FASTOPEN.EXE--FastOpen utility
MSD.EXE--Microsoft Diagnostics
MSD.INI--Microsoft Diagnostics configuration file
MSPAINT.EXE--Windows Paint
PBRUSH.EXE--Windows Paintbrush, if Windows 95 was installed over a previous Windows version
PRINT.EXE--print command, which is unneeded if ALL printing is done within Windows 95
QBASIC.EXE--Microsoft Quick Basic, for programming in BASIC
QBASIC.HLP--The help file for Microsoft Quick Basic
README files--Read Me files that contain last minute information about programs or utilities. These files may have different names, including: README.TXT README, README.1ST, README.DOC, and README.NOW
WRITE.EXE--Windows Write, if Windows 95 was installed over a previous Windows version
WRITE.HLP--Windows Write help file, if Windows 95 was installed over a previous Windows version
WORDPAD.EXE--WordPad may be unnecessary if the user always uses Microsoft Word to do word processing
6) Compress any other rarely needed files with a compression utility like PKZIP.