Solved: Cleaning Program Files

moly · 21-Jan-2008, 02:45 AM #1

Hi All.

i am trying to clean up my comptuer- running somewhat slow. and browsing through "program files" folder saw some subfolders with program names i havent used in a while.. and some of some programs i dont remember using at all.

how safe is it to remove these folders?
if i just delete them, will i have problems with missing files and this kind of thing?

Thanks a lot.

stantley · 21-Jan-2008, 03:14 AM #2

Go to Add/Remove programs and uninstall the program first and then delete any leftover files/folders. What programs are you talking about?

moly · 27-Jan-2008, 10:10 PM #3

got loads... things like webex... aladin..realraphsody...symantec antivirus (havent used progs on this list for years).. and the list goes on and on

moly · 27-Jan-2008, 10:11 PM #4

forgot to mention a number of these are no longer installed... i uninstalled them a while ago

stantley · 27-Jan-2008, 10:45 PM #5

The ones you know for sure that they are uninstalled, you can delete related files and folders.

For the others, uninstall the program first and then delete any leftover files/folders.

moly · 28-Jan-2008, 03:11 PM #6

Great. Thanks a lot

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