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To: Doug Coughlan who wrote (4023)	6/12/1999 12:15:00 PM
From: mr.mark	Respond to of 110626

thanks for the link, doug. norton software performs this process on my pc. most of the time when i go to use it, i end up being afraid that deleting the file will cause difficulties. <g3> fortunately, norton has a series of lights, green being okay to delete, then yellow for caution and so forth. that helps. have you used the utility you posted? :) mark

To: Doug Coughlan who wrote (4023)	6/12/1999 2:59:00 PM
From: The Commander	Respond to of 110626

I've downloaded the SpaceAce program. It seems to work OK. They say the 'advertising' stops once you register. It creates a log of what gets deleted. Looking at the stuff 'flagged' on my system, it seemed to go after the system backup files Win98 keeps around, temporary files, stuff used once at setup and left behind. All together it found 20 meg of stuff. The decision I face now: Does 21meg of disk space justify $49? Just my observations, Fred.

To: Doug Coughlan who wrote (4023)	6/12/1999 3:07:00 PM
From: PMS Witch	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110626

I've tried the utility at the end of your link. I use Norton's stuff to keep my disk tidy, but this program found some more stuff to erase. Granted, I didn't run Norton and then immediately run SpaceAce, to see if what SA found was really left behind by Norton. This would be a fairer test. However, SA did find stuff that was around quite a while. The download, and installation went smoothly. The program has a 'pleasant feel' and works quickly. My findings, PW. P.S. After reading the other guy's post, I too think $49 could be a little steep.