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Windows Forum / Windows Me / System Tools / September 2004What does it mean to "verify a file"?
Hi! What does it mean to "verify a file"? I read directions for how to remove items from the temporary files. But at some point in the directions, it said to verify that I was in the temporary files. I had first entered temp files, and then clicked on C files as I was directed to do. But then I was in my directions I had ben following, told to verify that I was in temporary files, before going ahead and deleting the list of temporary files. Since I had no idea how to verify that, I decided to wait till I hopefully understood better how to do this as I don't want to delete files I shouldn't delete. Thanks. Debby Debby This simply means that you should check that you are in the C:\Windows\Temp folder, rather than anywhere else - so that the files you're deleting really are the ones that you think they are (most of them probably have .TMP extensions)  SignatureNoel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's > Hi! What does it mean to "verify a file"? I read > directions for how to remove items from the temporary [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Thanks. > Debby Hi, Noel! Thank you for your reply! I realize they want me to verify that I am still in temporary files before deleting. But I hadn't been able to know how to prove whether I was or not. There was no heading saying "temporary files" that I could see that could have assured me that I was in temporary files. I think I clicked on temporary files after clicking on the Temp folder. But then, the directions said to click on the C folder next and so that took away the mention of the temporary folder. So I saw no way to verify that I was in the temporary folder, at least, not by sight. Bye. Debby In Windows Explorer, click on View then Explorer Bar|Folder then Tools|Options.... and click on the View tab - put a checkmark against 'Display the full path in title bar' and/or 'Display the full path in the address bar' - click OK SignatureNoel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's > Hi, Noel! > Thank you for your reply! [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Bye. > Debby I guess not many of us remember the (good old) days of DOS, when the Verify command meant that after an interminable wait while your PC wrote to a floppy, there was a further delay while it read it all back to itself, to verify it. (VBG). SignatureJim, in sunny Brisbane, Oz. > In Windows Explorer, click on View > then Explorer Bar|Folder [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Bye. > > Debby |
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