On Jan 19, 10:00 am, John John - MVP <audetw...@nbnot.nb.ca> wrote:
> waresoft wrote:
> > You can safely delete the files in the folder by opening a command
> > prompt and typing:
>
> > sfc.exe /purgecache
>
> > However, I do recommend against doing so.
>
> /Purgecache will purge the folder and then immediately scan for
> protected files and repopulate the cache, you will be asked to supply
> the source files. If you want to control the size of the cache you can
> use the /Cachesize=x command, but there too one should be careful to not
> overly restrict the size of the folder.
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310747
> Description of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 System File Checker
> (Sfc.exe)
>
> John
I experimented, made a copy of my dllcache folder (about 370K), ran
sfc /purgecache which emptied the dllcache folder (nothing else
happened), then I deleted a Windows Protected File - taskmgr.exe and
it was replaced (from you know where) and a copy was also put in
dllcache so then there was just the one file in there. /purgecache
did not magically refill the folder it just emptied.
Then I ran sfc /scannow and the dllcache was repopulated without
incident, WFP still works.
Does anyone else get different results?
XP tries to keep your system happy, but f you keep tinkering trying to
do things to fix a problem like needing more disk space in some
"unnatural" way, you might regret it later.