Hi
I got all this registry unused file extension issues in one day(today) and I haven`t got the faintest idea what these are and if I can safely delete after backup.Can anyone help me with this?
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Started by Eli, Jul 10 2009 12:15 AM
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Posted 10 July 2009 - 12:15 AM
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Posted 10 July 2009 - 02:25 AM
If you've uninstalled something that can happen. It can also happen if you've opened folders that contain files with those extensions as Windows automatically adds them into the registry.
My recommendation is make a registry backup with ERUNT before you clean them, and allow CCleaner to also create a .REG backup.
My recommendation is make a registry backup with ERUNT before you clean them, and allow CCleaner to also create a .REG backup.
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Posted 10 July 2009 - 06:53 AM
Andavari, on Jul 10 2009, 02:25 AM, said:
If you've uninstalled something that can happen. It can also happen if you've opened folders that contain files with those extensions as Windows automatically adds them into the registry.
My recommendation is make a registry backup with ERUNT before you clean them, and allow CCleaner to also create a .REG backup.
My recommendation is make a registry backup with ERUNT before you clean them, and allow CCleaner to also create a .REG backup.
The only program I have uninstalled yesterday is:Irfan View.Does it make any sense now?
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Posted 10 July 2009 - 07:30 AM
Eli, on Jul 10 2009, 07:53 AM, said:
The only program I have uninstalled yesterday is:Irfan View.Does it any sense now?
Extensions are remnants registry items which can be safely deleted. To my taste Andavari is over cautious but no offence, *.reg backup in CCleaner should be enough. If you install an application, extensions are created and written to registry. Was that application uninstalled, they are no more needed. I ever clean them.
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Posted 10 July 2009 - 11:26 AM
Thanks for the replies. 
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Posted 10 July 2009 - 04:59 PM
i was reading in another site that defragmenting the registry is alot better thatn cleaning..so i tried this morning the winaso defragmenter tool..and it really works good...you have the option to backup and restotre reg. if you want.
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Posted 10 July 2009 - 05:31 PM
aqua, on Jul 10 2009, 04:59 PM, said:
i was reading in another site that defragmenting the registry is alot better thatn cleaning..so i tried this morning the winaso defragmenter tool..and it really works good...you have the option to backup and restotre reg. if you want.
I have only 4% registry defragmentation....
