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    What on Earth is this monstrous 309MB unmovable file C:\Windows\DUMP4c89.tmp

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by vestibule1443, Jan 22, 2009.

  1. vestibule1443

    vestibule1443 Notebook Evangelist

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    when i defrag it can never do this one and locks up my computer for a few minutes, can i get rid of it?
     
    vestibule1443, Jan 22, 2009
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  2. Wishmaker

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    Run CC Cleaner. It is probably a memory dump. Had a BSOD lately?
     
    Wishmaker, Jan 22, 2009
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    vestibule1443 Notebook Evangelist

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    no BSODs in a long time, ran cc cleaner (though some things were grayed out for me) and the file is still there and still does the same thing...

    i just want to know if its safe to delete basically. the DUMP makes it seem like its not integral
     
    vestibule1443, Jan 22, 2009
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  4. Wishmaker

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    Check all in CC Cleaner and let it run.
     
    Wishmaker, Jan 22, 2009
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    vestibule1443 Notebook Evangelist

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    i meant that some were unselectable... i had everything checked it would let me
     
    vestibule1443, Jan 22, 2009
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  6. DetlevCM

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    Dump - its possibly a memory dump.

    What are you doing deleting files in the Windows folder anyway?

    Anything not labelled temp is best left alone.

    And as Wishmaker suggested - run CCleaner - if the file stays, keep it.
     
    DetlevCM, Jan 22, 2009
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    gerryf19 I am the walrus

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    I had a monsterous dump once...wife wouldn't go in the bathroom for two hours....

    It's always safe to delete a monsterous dump after a reboot.
     
    gerryf19, Jan 22, 2009
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    Ha! Two hours. They designated the facilities a bio-hazard zone for three hours after mine.
     
    Deathwinger, Jan 22, 2009
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    Where the heck are you going?
    (Edit: at Gerryf19 and Deathwinger)

    By the way: If your "dump file" is in Vista, the HDD cleanup utility built into Windows should be able to remove it if it is unnecessary.

    Boot in safe mode if it doesn't show up in "normal mode" - and if its not removed by the Windows Vista utility its possibly needed.
     
    DetlevCM, Jan 22, 2009
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    CC Cleaner allows you to select everything. Including the greyed out parts...
     
    Wishmaker, Jan 23, 2009
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