![]() ![]() It makes absolutely no sense to delete these files. CCleaner does this to any application you have installed on your computer but have not used in over two weeks. pf file missing, that application will take up to 100% more time to load when you decide to launch it. This is completely idiotic for a number of reasons. I think CCleaner is taking a bit of unnecessary flack over this issue personally as I haven't seen it over-doing Prefetch directory cleaning at all.ĬCleaner deletes any Prefetch file older then two weeks based on the. Then the parameters of files deemed as being old will be more apparent and I may learn something. I think I'll wait and see when CCleaner actually does remove files from the PF directory, and which ones. Seems to be user's choice as to whether or not you clear the folder in question. EXE files from being asked to initiate, I'd think it as a good thing. If in fact over the period of say a few months clearing the PF directory 'does clear useless'. I've watched the CCleaner results after ticking the "Clear OLD prefetch files ", and haven't as yet seen anything listed as deleted from the PreFetch directory since it was introduced.ĥ. Active non-obsolete programs/applications will rebuild entries into the prefetch directory anyhow it seems, which is the so called bootTime "slowdown", or so I presume.Ĥ. EXE files trying to be launched at BootTime. ![]() I've emptied the PF folder maybe once over the last three months, with the idea that I am deleting useless obsolete. Thanks for all the reference links, every one.ģ. I first saw instructions as to how to clean the Prefetch folder manually here at the Avast! forum not so long ago and just took it as ' good house keeping '. I saw this CCleaner / prefetch issue listed as "news" castle cops and followed the links, out of curiosity.Ģ. ![]() ![]() Hmm, seems every one has varying opinion's on this subject.ġ. ![]()
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