deleting prepared folders

elfmeros wrote on 9/7/2004, 1:16 PM
how do i go about deleting the prepared dvd files/folders after i've burned them? i've tried going through My Computer/Explorer (Windows XP), but i can't get to those folders. they do still exist though because i'm able to burn each of those prepared folders through dvd architect 2. help me, i'm running out of hard disk space!!

thanks,
jay

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SonyEPM wrote on 9/7/2004, 1:35 PM
The default path for prepared folder(s) should be:

C:\Documents and Settings\[your login name]\Local Settings\Temp
elfmeros wrote on 9/7/2004, 1:44 PM
hi, yes, that's were they are prepared to, but for some very strange reason the "local settings" folder isn't showing up in "my computer". any theories?
SonyEPM wrote on 9/7/2004, 2:53 PM
set your windows explorer to display hidden files and folders

Tools>Folder Options>View....
johnmeyer wrote on 9/7/2004, 2:54 PM
hi, yes, that's were they are prepared to, but for some very strange reason the "local settings" folder isn't showing up in "my computer". any theories?

Yes. It is a hidden folder. To see it, so you can delete files, open Windows Explorer. Click on Tools -> Folder Options. Click on the "View" tab. Then, click on the item "Show hidden files and folders." You should now be able to see the Local Settings folder and delete files from it.

Sony: Your programs should default to either write to folders that average users (who don't know about hidden folders) can find and delete, or the programs should clean up after themselves. You can't just eat up poor users hard disks with prepared files they no longer need.

I guess a third option would be to have a folder cleanup option within the application itself, much like the catalog cleanup that backup programs provide (and which they provide for the same reason: so you don't clog up the users disk with stuff no longer needed).
elfmeros wrote on 9/7/2004, 3:04 PM
awesome! that did it! almost 100 GB's freed! thanks for the help!

jay
johnmeyer wrote on 9/7/2004, 10:14 PM
100 Gbytes!! Wow! That must feel good to suddenly have all that space back.