Recent content by jfblodi

Well, I don't remember...all I know is, when I was running eraser the other day, I kept getting these warnings telling me my memory was almost full, and to delete unnecessary files. Also, my internet homepage was just blank boxes. And then, a couple Word files I had open became unreadable...

BTW, here's the ten entries from the other end: Session: Thursday, July 15, 2010 7:30:22 PM Thursday, July 15, 2010 8:08:57 PM Information C:\WINDOWS\winsxs\x86_wwf-cwevbtargets_i_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6000.16386_none_c37d79947764f189\Workflow.VisualBasic.Targets did not have its cluster tips...

Do you mean these?... Intel New Folder PerfLogs Program Files Program Files (x86) Users Windows Then, there's these after the above folders: BOOTSECT.BAC msdia80 RebootLog

OK.... Session: Thursday, July 15, 2010 7:30:22 PM Thursday, July 15, 2010 7:30:23 PM Error C:\pagefile.sys did not have its cluster tips erased because of the following error: The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070020)...

Yes...I did it in C: drive. In another comment Joel, you said: "Alternatively, go to the Task Log and search for the path which raised the error that the directory cannot be deleted. That's the path that requires deletion." Well, when I did that, I found this: C:\Program Files\Common...

David, I guess what I need to know is, how can I find & identify the specific folder in which to delete these files. Since I was erasing data in C: drive, is that where I should search? And so, would the "topmost folder" in C: be the 1st folder? My folders in C: are listed alphabetically....1st...

And exactly what/where is the root of the target drive?

@Joel A newb PC user here. Regarding the eraser process using up tremendous amounts of memory, you mentioned in the FAQ that one can "delete the folder which contains a randomly-named name, containing random filenames (quite a few dozen)". I found a file under C:\Program Files\Common...