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Dump Files'? Posted by Ken A. Dienne on 15 Apr 2008 19:58 Hi: When I run disk cleanup in Vista, it comes
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back with lots of different temporary files that I can delete (it 'ticks' them by default). However, there are some big areas that disk cleanup doesn't tick, for example, 'System Error Memory Dump Files', which
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is over 500 MB in size. My question is - should I tick this for deletion when running disk cleanup? Or should I just say 'OK' to whatever Vista has ticked by default and leave the other areas alone? Thanks!Ken A. Dienne Like 0 Reply You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Posted by Davet50 on 15 Apr 2008 20:15 disc cleanup system error memory dump files Here you go Ken some good info http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2007/03/06/cleaning-up-your-disk-drives-in-windows-vista.html HomeBuilt SandyBridge P8P67 i7 2600k @ 4.5 ghz 8gigs GSkill Ripjaws. Corsair 800D Case and AX1200 Ps X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty pro PCIe Sound CardDell Studio XPS 1645 Window 7 Pro Forum member since 2003 Like 0 Reply You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Posted by Ken A. Dienne on 15 Apr 2008 20:31 Thanks, Dave, that's perfect! :) Ken Like 0 Reply You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Posted by Mr. Scary on 15 Apr 2008 20:51 good question AND nice find, dave. i'll know what to do with those next cleanup!:) m$ Like 0 Reply You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Posted by 613JDM on 16 Apr 2008 20:12 Runinng disk cleanup to erase minidump files and system retore files(just leaving the latest restore) in my opinion should be performed weekly. Definately keeps the system running optimal. Like 0 Reply You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Posted by MoneyGuyBK on 16 Apr 2008 20:16 D
for Windows 10 Subscribe l l FOLLOW US TWITTER GOOGLE+ FACEBOOK GET UPDATES BY EMAIL Enter your email below to get exclusive access to our best articles and tips before everybody else. RSS ALL ARTICLES FEATURES system error memory dump files location ONLY TRIVIA Search How-To Geek Is It Safe to Delete Everything in Windows' Disk Cleanup? debug dump files The Disk Cleanup tool included with Windows can quickly erase various system files and free up disk space. But some things-like "Windows ESD Installation system error memory dump files windows 10 Files" on Windows 10-probably shouldn't be removed. For the most part, the items in Disk Cleanup is safe to delete. But, if your computer isn't running properly, deleting some of these things may prevent you from uninstalling updates, rolling back your http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/desktop/f/3514/t/18975556 operating system, or just troubleshooting a problem, so they're handy to keep around if you have the space. Disk Cleanup 101 RELATED ARTICLE7 Ways To Free Up Hard Disk Space On Windows You can launch Disk Cleanup from the Start menu-just search for "Disk Cleanup". It will immediately scan for files it can delete and display a list to you. However, this just shows files you can delete with your current user account's permissions. Assuming you have administrator access to the http://www.howtogeek.com/266337/what-should-i-remove-in-disk-cleanup-on-windows/ computer, you'll want to click "Clean Up System Files" to view a complete list of files you can delete. To remove a group of files, check it. To keep a group of files, ensure it's unchecked. You'll see the maximum amount of data you can delete at the top of the window, and how much space you'll actually save at the bottom. Click "OK" after you're done selecting data and Disk Cleanup will delete the types of data you want to remove. Windows ESD Installation Files Are Important RELATED ARTICLEEverything You Need to Know About "Reset This PC" in Windows 8 and 10 On Windows 10, there's now a "Windows ESD installation files" option here. Deleting it can free a few gigabytes of hard disk space. This is probably the most important option on the list, as deleting it could cause you problems. These ESD files are used for "resetting your PC" to its factory default settings. If you delete these files, you'll have more disk space-but you won't have the files necessary to reset your PC. You may need to download Windows 10 installation media if you ever want to reset it. We recommend not deleting this, unless you desperately need the few gigabytes in hard disk space. Deleting this will make your life harder if you ever want to use the "reset your PC" feature in the future. Everything Else Disk Cleanup Can Delete RELATED ARTICLEHow to Reduce the Size of Your WinSXS Folder
Tip: Place Your iPhone Face Down to Save Battery Life Subscribe l l FOLLOW US TWITTER GOOGLE+ FACEBOOK GET UPDATES BY EMAIL Enter your email below to get exclusive access to our best articles and tips before everybody http://www.howtogeek.com/196672/windows-memory-dumps-what-exactly-are-they-for/ else. RSS ALL ARTICLES FEATURES ONLY TRIVIA Search How-To Geek Windows Memory Dumps: What Exactly Are They For? When Windows blue-screens, it creates memory dump files -- also known as crash dumps. This is what Windows 8's BSOD is http://windowssecrets.com/forums/showthread.php/130941-Disk-cleanup-does-not-delete-this talking about when it says its "just collecting some error info." These files contain a copy of the computer's memory at the time of the crash. They can be used to help diagnose and identify the problem that led system error to the crash in the first place. Types of Memory Dumps RELATED ARTICLEEverything You Need To Know About the Blue Screen of Death Windows can create several different types of memory dumps. You can access this setting by opening the Control Panel, clicking System and Security, and clicking System. Click Advanced system settings in the sidebar, click the Advanced tab, and click Settings under Startup and recovery. By default, the setting under Write debugging information is set to "Automatic memory system error memory dump." Here's what each type of memory dump actually is: Complete memory dump: A complete memory dump is the largest type of possible memory dump. This contains a copy of all the data used by Windows in physical memory. So, if you have 16 GB of RAM and Windows is using 8 GB of it at the time of the system crash, the memory dump will be 8 GB in size. Crashes are usually caused by code running in kernel-mode, so the complete information including each program's memory is rarely useful -- a kernel memory dump will usually be sufficient even for a developer. Kernel memory dump: A kernel memory dump will be much smaller than a complete memory dump. Microsoft says it will typically be about one-third the size of the physical memory installed on the system. As Microsoft puts it: "This dump file will not include unallocated memory, or any memory allocated to user-mode applications. It only includes memory allocated to the Windows kernel and hardware abstraction level (HAL), as well as memory allocated to kernel-mode drivers and other kernel-mode programs. For most purposes, this crash dump is the most useful. It is significantly smaller than the Complete Memory Dump, but it only omits those portions of memory that are unlikely to have been involved in the crash." Small memory dump (256 kb): A small memory dump is the smallest type of memory dump. It conta
Windows General Windows Forum Disk cleanup does not delete this If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ. You may have to Register before you can post. Page 1 of 2 12 Last Jump to page: Results 1 to 15 of 17 Thread: Disk cleanup does not delete this Tweet Thread Tools Show Printable Version Subscribe to this Thread… 2010-07-25,19:24 #1 philav View Profile View Forum Posts New Lounger Join Date Jan 2010 Location Jacksonville,AL Posts 16 Thanks 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Windows 7 Home P, 64 bit, IE 8 I have been a satisfied user of Disk Cleanup since mid-90s. I notice now that after I use Disk Cleanup the "Debug Dump Files" and "System error memory dump files" are not deleted. I can run Disk Cleanup several times and these files still come up. The box is checked (selected.) Also, the size of these files are the same, in my case 311MB each. Why? Can I go into C and delete them manually? Should I leave them alone? ?????????????? Phil Reply With Quote 2010-07-25,19:44 #2 JoeP517 View Profile View Forum Posts Administrator Join Date Mar 2001 Location St Louis, Missouri, USA Posts 23,387 Thanks 5 Thanked 1,021 Times in 895 Posts Have you tried running Disk Cleanup "As Administrator"? Joe Joe Reply With Quote 2010-07-25,19:55 #3 philav View Profile View Forum Posts New Lounger Join Date Jan 2010 Location Jacksonville,AL Posts 16 Thanks 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts I am signed on as administrator. At least I think I am. If not, how do I open and run Disk Cleanup as administrator? thanks for reply, Phil Reply With Quote 2010-07-25,20:02 #4 philav View Profile View Forum Posts New Lounger Join Date Jan 2010 Location Jacksonville,AL Posts 16 Thanks 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts OK I saw that I could select to run Disk Cleanup as administrator. It looked me in the eye every time and I never saw it. All I had to do was right click and go. Problem solved. All dleted. I learned!!!!! Thanks Joe Phil Reply With Quote 2010-07-25,20:08 #5 JoeP517 View Profile View Forum Posts Administrator Join Date Mar 2001 Location St Louis, Missouri, USA Posts 23,387 Thanks 5 Thanked 1,021 Times in 895 Posts You are welcome. Glad you figured it out. Thanks for posting back. Joe Joe Reply With Quote 2010-07-26,04:03 #6 Medico View Profile View Forum Posts Plutonium Lounger Join Date Dec 2009 Location USA Posts 12,631 Thanks 161 Thanked 936 Times in 856 Posts Phil, Just a quick comment, There is a way to set Disk Cleanup to clean more files than it normally does: Open a command prompt (use elevated privledges by right clicking and choose Run as Administrator), ty