

Note: only the index.dat files you have selected in the search results will be included in the batch file. index.dat files will be deleted and Windows will automatically re-create them but with empty contents in them.Ĭommands used to delete index.dat files would look like this. Now re-start your computer or log off Windows and log back in again.Īfter you log in Windows again, deletion commands in the batch file run.bat will be executed automatically. Once the generation is complete, you will see the following message:

The batch file by default is located at C:\run.bat Index.dat Suite will now generate the batch file that will be used to delete the index.dat files.

Search all the index.dat files on all drives.Īfter you have found all the index.dat files, click the "Generate File" button on the toolbar (Shortcut Key: CTRL+G). Pre-requisite: Assume you have not changed any settings in index.dat Suite. Because index.dat files can't be deleted after Windows has started, to perform the deletions, Index.dat Suite requires computer reboot or log off and log back in.īefore you re-start Windows, you must go through the following steps to set up a batch file that is used by Windows to carry out deletions after it re-starts. The way to delete all the URLs (either real URLs or local file path) in index.dat files is to delete all the index.dat files themselves. File(s) not checked in the search results will not be deleted.
