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Thread ID: 7745	2001-02-13 02:42:00	dll files - which ones are safe to delete?	Guest (0)	Press F1

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8661	2001-02-13 02:42:00	I have 129MB worth of dll files residing on my 1.8G hard drive. How do I determine which ones are safe to delete in order to retrieve some precious HD space? OS Win 95	Guest (0)
8662	2001-02-13 04:04:00	Hello Lynne My advice to you, is to leave your dll files alone, unless you are very sure they are not needed. The problem with dll's is they are very often shared by several programmes and it is very hard to determine which programme requires which dll. You can obtain programmes like ''cleansweep'' that purport to clean redundant dll's from your system but in my experience often fail to discern shared from unshared often leading to major problems with programmes behaving oddly or not at all. I have spent quite a bit of time fixing these sort of problems, so I reiterate leave them alone. Regards Alan	Guest (0)
8663	2001-02-13 23:11:00	Thanks Alan - I'll adopt a strictly 'hands off the dlls' policy!	Guest (0)
8664	2001-02-15 01:20:00	I agree, dlls are not the place to clean up free space.. try this under the find applet, type in *.avi.. If u haven't already deleted them, Win95 has about 12-15 Mb worth of avis in C:\windows\help, which teach u how to resize windows and drag and drop and other mundane tasks.. They can be safely deleted and are not required for system functionality, like your dlls.... ;) Cheers Max	Guest (0)
8665	2001-02-16 08:04:00	Lynne Get hold of freeware program Clean System Directory (V1.7)from www.ozemail.com.au/~kevsol/sware.html It also backsup unused DLL's just incase you actually need them. HIH HIH	Guest (0)
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