karenfritzohare Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 Hello, can anyone tell me how to delete the temporary disc images created when copying dvds? My hard drive is now full, and it won't release the files with disc cleaner. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 Use Windows Explorer to navigate to the folder/directory where the temporary images are saved. Highlight those you want gone, and press Delete, or Shift-delete. Delete will put them in the Recycle Bin, shift-delete will kill them without involving the recycle bin. If you want everything in that folder gone, Ctrl-A will highlight all the files in there so you can delete everything at once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karenfritzohare Posted July 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 Use Windows Explorer to navigate to the folder/directory where the temporary images are saved. Highlight those you want gone, and press Delete, or Shift-delete. Delete will put them in the Recycle Bin, shift-delete will kill them without involving the recycle bin. If you want everything in that folder gone, Ctrl-A will highlight all the files in there so you can delete everything at once. Thank you. How do I know where the program is storing the files? I am using the Sonic program that came installed on the Dell computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 If you tell me exactly what that that Sonic program is (the menu, Help / about) and how you were copying the DVDs (what menu items and keystrokes used) we should be able to find out where the default storage area is, or what the files are named, and perhaps even a setting which will delete them for you when you have finished the copy. Regards, Brendon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanrosenfeld Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 Check to see if the path to the temporary cache is given in Tools menu, options, of the program you are using (can't guarantee that all the apps have that option, but many do). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karenfritzohare Posted July 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 If you tell me exactly what that that Sonic program is (the menu, Help / about) and how you were copying the DVDs (what menu items and keystrokes used) we should be able to find out where the default storage area is, or what the files are named, and perhaps even a setting which will delete them for you when you have finished the copy. Regards, Brendon Thank you for helping! Module Name: Sonic DigitalMedia Plus v7 Build: 2.1.6a Serial Number: SC-200B97D Copyright: Sonic Solutions 2004 Module Name: PX Engine Build: 3.0.88a, 94 Copyright: Sonic Solutions 2004 Module Name: Launch MyDVD Serial Number: CSMTHRM2VKQ2FKT4S Copyright: Sonic Solutions 2004 Module Name: Home Copyright: Sonic Solutions 2004 Module Name: Sonic RecordNow Copy Version: 2.0.0 Build: 200B87G, DLB Serial Number: C2AJZ7PZ8G5676GVU Copyright: Sonic Solutions 2004 Module Name: Sonic Audio module Version: 2.0.0 Build: 200B92C, DLB Serial Number: CY695VKQ7EY77F8MB Copyright: Sonic Solutions 2004 Module Name: Sonic RecordNow Data Version: 2.0.0 Build: 200B97D, DLP Serial Number: CHAGVL5PX7YZLHWKK Copyright: Sonic Solutions 2004 Module Name: Launch Backup Build: 200B97D, DLP Copyright: Sonic Solutions 2004 I Clicked on "copy", then followed the directions, putting in the master DVD, then putting in the blanks. After copying two DVDs, my hard drive is full, and I can't even run a complete defrag. Any suggestions? K Check to see if the path to the temporary cache is given in Tools menu, options, of the program you are using (can't guarantee that all the apps have that option, but many do). Thank you, I had already tried that with no success. Any other ideas to help me find where the cache is? K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ml Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 Those files are normally stored in a temporary folder if it only used the cache. Have you restarted your computer? That should wipe them from your hard drive. If that doesn't work.......How did you copy those DVDs? Did you copy the DVD to an 'image file' (.iso) first or just use Disk Copier to copy from DVD to DVD? Try a Windows \ Start\ Search \ All files and folders \ More Advanced Options and search for .iso files in Hidden files and folders AND Subfolders. Now this is assuming that you used Disk Copier. If you used another program in the suite, the files may be stored as c2d files. Please let us know what you find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karenfritzohare Posted July 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 Those files are normally stored in a temporary folder if it only used the cache. Have you restarted your computer? That should wipe them from your hard drive. If that doesn't work.......How did you copy those DVDs? Did you copy the DVD to an 'image file' (.iso) first or just use Disk Copier to copy from DVD to DVD? Try a Windows \ Start\ Search \ All files and folders \ More Advanced Options and search for .iso files in Hidden files and folders AND Subfolders. Now this is assuming that you used Disk Copier. If you used another program in the suite, the files may be stored as c2d files. Please let us know what you find. I have restarted the computer several times, including using check disc. I just used your search suggestion and found only 3 files, each dealing with setup info from over a year ago. Each has 600kb apiece. I know it is these dvds I copied using Disc Copy that is filling the drive,as my computer was only about 2/3's full before I started this project. Any help is appreciated! K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karenfritzohare Posted July 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 I have restarted the computer several times, including using check disc. I just used your search suggestion and found only 3 files, each dealing with setup info from over a year ago. Each has 600kb apiece. I know it is these dvds I copied using Disc Copy that is filling the drive,as my computer was only about 2/3's full before I started this project. Any help is appreciated! K Ah hah! I found the culprits. They were found by searching for ".gi" files. Believe it or not I found them in "my documents". I have a few more copies to make and then I will look into WHY this happened. I had to delete them all individually, but I know have 2/3 of my hard drive free. About 1/2 of them had .tmp extensions. Be back later, and thank you all for your help. K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn98109 Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 .gi is the extension for Sonic's RecordNow .ISO files. I don't know why everybody has their own extension, but I know Nero can't find my .gi files. Lynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 .gi is the extension for Sonic's 'Global Image' files. They are not ISOs, but are a proprietary file structure. Nero doesn't handle them because they are Sonic's proprietary images. Brendon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karenfritzohare Posted July 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 .gi is the extension for Sonic's 'Global Image' files. They are not ISOs, but are a proprietary file structure. Nero doesn't handle them because they are Sonic's proprietary images. Brendon Is there a way to control where these files are sent? Thank you. K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ml Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 Is there a way to control where these files are sent? Thank you. K That's a good question and most of us don't use that program. You're going to have to check under all the menus to see. Usually options like that are under Tools\ Options, but it could be almost anywhere. If you still have Roxio/ Sonic Technical support, you could ask them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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