is it safer/better to delete or to fix?

cityman

upon using power tools, i cannot make a decision.

when jv16 finds an registry error- should i delete the error or have it fixed?

i appreciate your experience thoughts.

thanks in advance!

jv16

In my opinion, it's always better to fix a problem. If the Fix procedure doesn't find a fix, it deletes the item anyway.

The Delete button is there only for items the user knows that are obsolete, which shouldn't be attempted to fix but deleted. If the user is unsure, the Fix button is always the better option.

cityman

thank you. makes perfect sense too.

for example- if i know i have deleted a file, its former location is still in the registry. so i can safely delete the registry erro. but if i do not recognize it- perhaps it can be "fixed".

again thanks