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From: Menno Hershberger on 26 Jul 2010 01:27 I created a new user "Barb" and then deleted "Joe" which was the only other account. I chose Delete All Files. However I see the "Joe" folder is still there in Documents and Settings along with the new one. Is it safe to delete the "Joe" folder? (XP Pro SP3) -- --- Long live Fat32! ---
From: Shenan Stanley on 26 Jul 2010 01:38 Menno Hershberger wrote: > I created a new user "Barb" and then deleted "Joe" which was the > only other account. I chose Delete All Files. However I see the > "Joe" folder is still there in Documents and Settings along with > the new one. Is it safe to delete the "Joe" folder? > (XP Pro SP3) Before you logged in as "Barb", had you logged in as "Joe" without rebooting between? If you need nothing in the "Joe" folders, it is perfectly safe to delete. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
From: Pegasus [MVP] on 26 Jul 2010 01:38 "Menno Hershberger" <mhersh22(a)nosuchplace.net> wrote in message news:Xns9DC14AB98001butter(a)wefb973cbe498... > I created a new user "Barb" and then deleted "Joe" which was the only > other > account. I chose Delete All Files. However I see the "Joe" folder is still > there in Documents and Settings along with the new one. Is it safe to > delete the "Joe" folder? > (XP Pro SP3) > > -- Yes, it is, unless there are some unsaved data files in that folder.
From: Menno Hershberger on 26 Jul 2010 10:02 "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper(a)gmail.com> wrote in news:OO6S9SILLHA.1868(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl: > Menno Hershberger wrote: >> I created a new user "Barb" and then deleted "Joe" which was the >> only other account. I chose Delete All Files. However I see the >> "Joe" folder is still there in Documents and Settings along with >> the new one. Is it safe to delete the "Joe" folder? >> (XP Pro SP3) > > Before you logged in as "Barb", had you logged in as "Joe" without > rebooting between? I was logged in as Joe when I created Barb. Then I logged off and logged back in as Barb. In Barb's account I deleted Joe's account. I didn't really notice the Joe folder was still there till much later. > If you need nothing in the "Joe" folders, it is perfectly safe to > delete. I did. No problems. Thanks. -- --- Long live Fat32! ---
From: Menno Hershberger on 26 Jul 2010 10:02
"Pegasus [MVP]" <news(a)microsoft.com> wrote in news:OY0RCTILLHA.468(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl: > > > "Menno Hershberger" <mhersh22(a)nosuchplace.net> wrote in message > news:Xns9DC14AB98001butter(a)wefb973cbe498... >> I created a new user "Barb" and then deleted "Joe" which was the only >> other >> account. I chose Delete All Files. However I see the "Joe" folder is >> still there in Documents and Settings along with the new one. Is it >> safe to delete the "Joe" folder? >> (XP Pro SP3) >> >> -- > > Yes, it is, unless there are some unsaved data files in that folder. OK. Done. Thanks. -- --- Long live Fat32! --- |