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Thread ID: 56899	2005-04-18 00:45:00	What are PREFETCH Files?	TEEBEE (563)	Press F1

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346214	2005-04-18 00:45:00	What are prefetch files? Sould you delete them? One school of thought is they should only de removed after a defrag: True or False? If they are deleted, what is best method?	TEEBEE (563)
346215	2005-04-18 00:49:00	Theyre in c: / windows/prefetch folder. I think they're meant to make programs run faster. If u want to delete them go to the above folder. No harm in deleting them, they'll be there again when u run whatever program. No, u can delete them whenever u want. You dont have to defrag the hdd before u delete these files.	Speedy Gonzales (78)
346216	2005-04-18 05:28:00	Prefetch files are meant to make programs run faster, as Speedy mentioned. Too much of prefetch files in Prefetch folder will make your computer's performance degrade, however. Try right-clicking the shortcut to WMP10 and view the properties, you will noticed there is "/prefetch:1" added behind it. You can search for more information on prefetch at tweakxp (http://www.tweakxp.com) Cheers :)	Renmoo (66)
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