Jake
December 6th 03, 04:26 PM
>-----Original Message-----
>I have dozens of these buried in folders all over, some
>in folders i never use. But when I try to access them I
>get a warning that to edit or modify one may damage my
>system.
>What necessary purpose do these have, and why can't I
>delete or at least edit some of them? And how?
>.
>
You can delete everything except the DAT file itself. It
is a data file that is kept for a directory/index. Even
your cookies have a DAT file where you can delete the
cookies but not the dat file for it will be needed the
next time you go to the Internet.
>I have dozens of these buried in folders all over, some
>in folders i never use. But when I try to access them I
>get a warning that to edit or modify one may damage my
>system.
>What necessary purpose do these have, and why can't I
>delete or at least edit some of them? And how?
>.
>
You can delete everything except the DAT file itself. It
is a data file that is kept for a directory/index. Even
your cookies have a DAT file where you can delete the
cookies but not the dat file for it will be needed the
next time you go to the Internet.