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 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 applications that are no longer used. These files may be stored in the WINDOWS and WINDOWS\SYSTEM directories or other directories, as well as the main application directory.
NOTE: See the manual of the specific application for help in determining which 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.