are empty folders safe to delete

ffaucher

After using "clean and fix my computer" from jv16pt2011, I see a list of history data, temp files and empty folders to delete.

I don't know what to do with the list of empty folders. For example, one is related with Windows (microsoft\credentials\, one with Eset (my antivirus), one with Guitar Pro 6 (....\Guitar Pro 6\my presets\

Can they really be deleted without harming the system?

leonardo

ffaucher wrote
After using "Clean and Fix my Computer (=CFMC)" from jv16pt-2011, I see a list of history data, temp files and empty folders to delete.

I don't know what to do with the list of empty folders. For example, one is related with Windows (microsoft\credentials\, one with Eset (my antivirus), one with Guitar Pro 6 (....\Guitar Pro 6\my presets\

Can they really be deleted without harming the system?

1.Use the 'Normal System scan' in CFMC

2.Alway's do a delete with a backup, just to be sure.

Up till today I have had no problems with the deletion of this mentioned list of "history data, temp files and empty folders".

ffaucher

Empty folders have been deleted with a backup of the operation. But I'm unable to find that backup to look inside. How do you do that?

leonardo

ffaucher wrote
Empty folders have been deleted with a backup of the operation. But I'm unable to find that backup to look inside. How do you do that?

Backups made by CFMC are actually two parts:

1.Registry cleaning backup under "Registry backup".

2.File cleaning backup under "File Backup".

These two backups have identical names/id's.

Each backup can be fully restored and if you mouse right click on the listed backup you get a number of other options, like 'custom restore' and 'list files'......

See the handbook.

redseujac

ffaucher wrote
Can they really be deleted without harming the system?

Not all empty folders are safe to delete. So indeed, always let the program make a backup.

tullik

ffaucher wrote
Empty folders have been deleted with a backup of the operation. But I'm unable to find that backup to look inside. How do you do that?

Look here: http://www.macecraft.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=29455#p29455