Use of a folder

[Jack Beaber]

I have a folder in windows that collects strangly named
files and I would like to find the reason for this
folder,C:\windows\prefetch.

[Patrick]

Xref: kermit microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics:139180

Jack Beaber wrote:
> I have a folder in windows that collects strangly named
> files and I would like to find the reason for this
> folder,C:\windows\prefetch.

Said is quite normal,
The folder is used as a sort of 'cache' by XP, whereby data relating to your
most commonly used programs is stored for quicker retrevial.

Some people recomend that the folder should be emptied occasionally.
As I understand, this would do little harm except that it would
(temporarily) take your (often used) programs to take a little longer to
load.

[Nicholas]

Jack --

A. The Prefetch folder contains information regarding the optimal =
disk layout
of program files so that they launch quicker. You may delete =
all those files,
but XP will rebuild that folder so that your computer runs as =
efficiently
as possible.

Windows XP's Built-In Optimization
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3973,10913,00.asp

Windows XP Prefetch Clean And Control
http://www.jester2k.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/jester2kpcc.htm


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Nicholas

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