Residual Shrink Files?

RedBeard · 19th October 2004, 16:37

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but other that the temp files created by Shrink during the backup process are there any other logs or files that need to be cleared out periodically? I have looked but have been unable to locate any so far. if there are can anyone tell me where they would be located?

dannyv · 19th October 2004, 16:51

You will find some analysis data files that you can clear out in the \WINDOWS\Application Data\DVD Shrink Directory. These files are not very big generally usually about 1k ea. Its not nessessary to clear them out for shrink functionality, only if you have hd space issues. It would'nt return that much hard drive space unless you've done thousands of projects. If HD space is the issue you would be better off upgrading your HD.

nwg · 19th October 2004, 19:17

Some people are using up space by using Norton Protected Recycle Bin. When someone erases a DVD, it doesn't actually get erased. This has come up numerous times on the Shrink forums. So if anyone has NPRB, empty it now and again.

RedBeard · 20th October 2004, 15:35

It's not really HD space issues I am running into, I just wanted to make sure there were no hidden files anywhere slowing down the system. More of a preventative issue rather that a current problem, I just wanted to stay ahead of the game and prevent issues. Thanks for the help.

dannyv · 20th October 2004, 18:02

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Originally posted by RedBeard
It's not really HD space issues I am running into, I just wanted to make sure there were no hidden files anywhere slowing down the system.

These files will not slow down shrinks performance or performance of the PC but PC house keeping is always a good idea.

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RedBeard Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 25	Residual Shrink Files? Sorry if this is a dumb question, but other that the temp files created by Shrink during the backup process are there any other logs or files that need to be cleared out periodically? I have looked but have been unable to locate any so far. if there are can anyone tell me where they would be located? __________________ P4 2.4 Ghz w/ HT; 256MB PC2700 DDR Ram; 40G western Digital HD 7200rpm 8MB Cache; Sony DRU 530-A Burner. (Dedicated $350 Shuttle Burn Box)

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dannyv 800 titles and counting Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Mordor Posts: 396	You will find some analysis data files that you can clear out in the \WINDOWS\Application Data\DVD Shrink Directory. These files are not very big generally usually about 1k ea. Its not nessessary to clear them out for shrink functionality, only if you have hd space issues. It would'nt return that much hard drive space unless you've done thousands of projects. If HD space is the issue you would be better off upgrading your HD. __________________ AMD XP 3200+32bit, 400fsb on a giga-byte GA-7vt600 mb, 1 gig pc3200 ram, 660 gb of ata133 7200 rpm hard drive space, ati radion 9000pro, pioneer dvr-108 attached to a gigabit network backbone, Windows 2000 server, DVD-rb 1.05pr, CCE 2.67.00.09, avisynth 2.55, DGDECODE.DLL 1.1.0 Last edited by dannyv; 19th October 2004 at 16:55.

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RedBeard Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 25	It's not really HD space issues I am running into, I just wanted to make sure there were no hidden files anywhere slowing down the system. More of a preventative issue rather that a current problem, I just wanted to stay ahead of the game and prevent issues. Thanks for the help. __________________ P4 2.4 Ghz w/ HT; 256MB PC2700 DDR Ram; 40G western Digital HD 7200rpm 8MB Cache; Sony DRU 530-A Burner. (Dedicated $350 Shuttle Burn Box)

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nwg Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 819	Some people are using up space by using Norton Protected Recycle Bin. When someone erases a DVD, it doesn't actually get erased. This has come up numerous times on the Shrink forums. So if anyone has NPRB, empty it now and again.