Here is a tip if you surf the internet. You probably
don't know it but, there are hundreds of useless files
occupying precious hard disk real estate.Did you ever notice when you were on the internet that some web sites seemed to take forever to load, while others seemed almost instantaneous. That's because as you navigate through the net a copy of every graphical site is written on the hard drive. Hence, the sites that load instantly are ones previously visited and have a copy on your hard disk. If you are hurting for hard disk space or you are just meticulous about its maintenance, read on.
If you use Netscape, these pesky files reside in the a subdirectory called "cache". The easiest way to delete these are from the DOS C:\> prompt. To do this type:
CD \
CD NETSCAPE
DIR CACHE
DEL CACHE
I added the third command, DIR CACHE, so you can see how many files and the amount of disk space they occupy. You will be amazed! The next time you surf the net you might notice a slight performance loss. This will only be until all your regular Web site visits are rewritten to the Hard Drive.
America On-line uses this same type of graphic site saving to increase its performance. It is not much of a problem because the different screens you encounter are limited.
The technology is entirely different with Windows95's Internet Explorer's new version 3.0. Unlike Netscape it does not copy each Web site to the Hard Drive.
Netscape 3.0, in my opinion, is still the best Internet navigation software out there.
Steve is a car inspector at the Crest Yard in Fort Worth