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Old 07-28-2008, 09:47 AM
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finding/deleting orphan files

what is the best way to find and delete orphan file from old programs that may have been missed when uninstalling? it seems like my windows folder is swollen but I don't know what in there could be from an old install, thanks in advance
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Re: finding/deleting orphan files

There's a couple of programs that will clean up orphan files, pIE debris, etc. They are SK Tools and MemMaid. I have MemMaid and have been happy w/ it. Both have trial versions. Sounds like this might be what you need.
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Old 07-28-2008, 12:07 PM
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Re: finding/deleting orphan files

+1 for both MemMaid and SKTools!

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Re: finding/deleting orphan files

thanks for your help, i'll try those
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