| Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Delete_content_or_tracking_in_=22searches=22_folder?= |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.file_management |
| Date: 5/5/2008 7:20:17 PM |
| From: "Bob" [Email Address Protection] |
I am running Vista Home Premium on my box. I discovered the "Searches" folder. It is in the user account folder that contains all the common folders like "Documents", "Contacts", "Downloads" etc.. It appears to me the "Searches" folder tracks every move I make or at least tracks every email I view or file I open from the "Documents" folder, etc.. Seems to be similar to the "Recent" folder in Win98. So I thought to set up my cleaning utility (Ccleaner) to clean (delete) out the folder every time I run the cleaning utility. Thank goodness I did a manual dry run because it deletes the files from the original location along with deleting it from the "Searches" folder. It may seem crazy but that is what happened. I restored the files from recycle bin. For example I deleted my "Journal.doc" from the "Searches" folder. Went to its location where I store it ("Personal" folder in my "Documents" folder) and it was gone from there also. Luckily it was the dry run and I restored the file from recycle bin. How do I stop the "Searches" folder from tracking me? I looked in help and it did not say much about "Searches" folder. Can this feature be shut off? I don't think I will ever need to use the feature of saving a search. Or can the period of time the Searches" folder tracks me be shortened? Ideally I would like to set up my cleaning utility (Ccleaner) to clean out the folder every time I run the cleaning utility but that would seem dangerouse because it might delete files from my other user folders I want to keep. Any help you can give me would be great. Bob |
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| Subject: Re: Delete content or tracking in "searches" folder |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.file_management |
| Date: 5/6/2008 12:52:49 AM |
| From: "Bender" [Email Address Protection] |
The following might help. Right click on the start button and select properties. Click the Start Menu tab, and then, under Privacy, you can clear what you like. "Bob" <bobbREMOVE-CAPSus99@CAPSyaREMOVE-CAPShoo.com> wrote in message news:uBh0E$xrIHA.1436@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > I am running Vista Home Premium on my box. I discovered the "Searches" > folder. It is in the user account folder that contains all the common > folders like "Documents", "Contacts", "Downloads" etc.. It appears to me > the "Searches" folder tracks every move I make or at least tracks every > email I view or file I open from the "Documents" folder, etc.. Seems to > be similar to the "Recent" folder in Win98. So I thought to set up my > cleaning utility (Ccleaner) to clean (delete) out the folder every time I > run the cleaning utility. Thank goodness I did a manual dry run because > it deletes the files from the original location along with deleting it > from the "Searches" folder. It may seem crazy but that is what happened. > I restored the files from recycle bin. > > > > For example I deleted my "Journal.doc" from the "Searches" folder. Went > to its location where I store it ("Personal" folder in my "Documents" > folder) and it was gone from there also. Luckily it was the dry run and I > restored the file from recycle bin. > > > > How do I stop the "Searches" folder from tracking me? I looked in help > and it did not say much about "Searches" folder. Can this feature be shut > off? I don't think I will ever need to use the feature of saving a search. > Or can the period of time the Searches" folder tracks me be shortened? > Ideally I would like to set up my cleaning utility (Ccleaner) to clean out > the folder every time I run the cleaning utility but that would seem > dangerouse because it might delete files from my other user folders I want > to keep. Any help you can give me would be great. > > > > Bob > |
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| Subject: Re: Delete content or tracking in "searches" folder |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.file_management |
| Date: 5/10/2008 10:21:32 AM |
| From: " Keith Miller \(MVP\)" [Email Address Protection] |
Searches are not 'real' folders, they're, well, searches. Whenever you open a saved search, a search is executed according to the parameters of that search. The results of the search are the actual files that meet the search criteria, hence your experience with deleting 'Journal.doc'. So you are not being 'tracked' in any way other than having the 'date modified' field updated for files that you modify. Saved searches are actually text files with a hidden .search-ms extension. Use 'Send to' or 'Open With...' to open one in notepad & you will see the xml defining the search. If you don't like or use the 'Recent' searches, you can delete them. It's my understanding that 'Everywhere' and 'Indexed Locations' are the basis for any search executed, so those should be retained. -- Good Luck, Keith Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] "Bob" <bobbREMOVE-CAPSus99@CAPSyaREMOVE-CAPShoo.com> wrote in message news:uBh0E$xrIHA.1436@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >I am running Vista Home Premium on my box. I discovered the "Searches" >folder. It is in the user account folder that contains all the common >folders like "Documents", "Contacts", "Downloads" etc.. It appears to me >the "Searches" folder tracks every move I make or at least tracks every >email I view or file I open from the "Documents" folder, etc.. Seems to be >similar to the "Recent" folder in Win98. So I thought to set up my >cleaning utility (Ccleaner) to clean (delete) out the folder every time I >run the cleaning utility. Thank goodness I did a manual dry run because it >deletes the files from the original location along with deleting it from >the "Searches" folder. It may seem crazy but that is what happened. I >restored the files from recycle bin. > > > > For example I deleted my "Journal.doc" from the "Searches" folder. Went > to its location where I store it ("Personal" folder in my "Documents" > folder) and it was gone from there also. Luckily it was the dry run and I > restored the file from recycle bin. > > > > How do I stop the "Searches" folder from tracking me? I looked in help > and it did not say much about "Searches" folder. Can this feature be shut > off? I don't think I will ever need to use the feature of saving a search. > Or can the period of time the Searches" folder tracks me be shortened? > Ideally I would like to set up my cleaning utility (Ccleaner) to clean out > the folder every time I run the cleaning utility but that would seem > dangerouse because it might delete files from my other user folders I want > to keep. Any help you can give me would be great. > > > > Bob > |
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