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| Thread ID: 23892 | 2002-08-28 21:34:00 | Favourites in Winzip | Neil McC (178) | Press F1 |
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| 74568 | 2002-08-28 21:34:00 | Have been trying to learn about winzip.There's quite a list of files under favourites.One or two I know about,having installed off the net or CD.Others? There are a few to do with Java packages and Media player,not many in my PC,but my sister has a list a mile long.So I've now found one that disappeared but what I want to know is,is it safe to delete all these zip files,or are they (apart from the ones I know about) needed for some games etc to run? Two are tied to a game I have.Also looks like I can't delete any from the list in Winzip,but would have to track them down.Or am I being fussy in wanting to keep it tidy and freeing up room on my sister's pc (that's asking for it!).Comments please. | Neil McC (178) | ||
| 74569 | 2002-08-29 01:11:00 | Hi Neil, the Favourites in Winzip are only shortcuts to zip files. If you remove them files out of Favourties the zip files are still on your hard drive. The purpose of favourites is to enable you to quikly open a zip file rather than having to navigate through folders to find them and is not designed to manage the zip files as such. When you say you cant delete them, Winzip searches by folders showing you particluar zip files in a folder. If you select Options then remove folder you will see list of folders where zip files are contained. By removing the folders you will remove the zip files from your list of favourites. I dont believe you can select one zip file and not another in the same folder - its show thm all or nothing. cheers Parry |
parry (27) | ||
| 74570 | 2002-08-29 01:49:00 | Thanks Parry,have sussed that one out now.Next question,is it safe to delete all these zip files?One I see is a Symantec one,anti-virus defs?Another 2 I know are a Windrivers and a 2x explorer download.I assume that once a zip is unzipped,the zip file itself is not needed any more,unless I choose to save it somewhere for future use?As I said,2 of these zip files are from a game I've installed,but the game then doesn't go back to these files,does it?Comments please. | Neil McC (178) | ||
| 74571 | 2002-08-29 02:13:00 | Hi Neil, yes if a zip file contained installation files then after you have installed the program then you dont need the zip files. However some zip files I always keep in case I want to install the program again. I backup downloads to CD's for things I think I would need if I had to reinstall my PC programs. Up to you what you do but the zip files themselves wont be needed. For you I wouldnt bother saving virus definitions as they are updated all the time and are replaced by newer versions. You may want to backup your drivers and games if needed. Just a note on installation. What happens when you click on a setup file etc within a zip file is that Winzip extracts the files to your temp directory (normally C:\Windows\Temp) and then the installation begins. Once install has finished, Winzip should clean up these files by removing them from your temp directory. For one reason or another sometimes these files arent deleted and you can amass a number of files in your temp folder that you dont need. These can be safely deleted after installing a program. Therefore your question on whether a game uses these files then no they wont after installation. hope this helps Parry |
parry (27) | ||
| 74572 | 2002-08-29 05:15:00 | Thanks again Parry,as I said,my sister's pc has a heap of zip files in it that we guess come from games etc that her boys have downloaded,and she wants to do a major cleanup!So looks like it's a hunt through to delete the ones she wants to.And must do a check on her temp files too.And I'll save the zip files I want and delete the rest.Neil. | Neil McC (178) | ||
| 74573 | 2002-08-29 07:06:00 | No problems Neil, that will keep you busy for a while. :-) Theres also a FAQ on cleaning out temp files pressf1.co.nz which you can look at. After deleting all the unnecessary files do a defrag of the hard drive to speed things up (Start-Program Files-Accessories-System Tools-Disk Defragmenter). cheers Parry |
parry (27) | ||
| 74574 | 2002-08-29 08:27:00 | I'd be pretty careful about what zip files you throw out . It's jolly easy to become so used to a certain program/utility that you forget where it originally came from - until you do a reformat and discover that it wasn't backed up . Some of my programs were downloaded four years or so ago and are not very easy to find now . Especially if I had forgotten their exact name for doing a search . If you've got a CD writer it wouldn't hurt to fill up a CD with your collection "just in case", except for the ones you are really sure you don't want . |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 74575 | 2002-08-29 10:50:00 | Hi Susan,I have done that.There are just a few that I've no idea where they came from!But my (other) sisters pc has a long list of them,and she doesn't have a clue what they're for.That's why I wanted to know if the zip files are actually needed to run anything,apart from just installs.She thinks it's from the boys downloading stuff off the web,games etc.Thanks for all the help you guys and girls give here.(A guy is not a girl!Another of my pet hates!) | Neil McC (178) | ||
| 74576 | 2002-08-29 12:07:00 | Just a thought - if you ever want to know what a zip file contains, or what it's for, then open it and look for either read.me, readme.txt, file_id.diz, or [name].nfo and right click and choose view with internal viewer [Winzip] and hopefully it may give you a clue as to what it contains. | SoniKalien (792) | ||
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