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by sunshinedickey

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Must I keep or is it neccessary to keep all the logs in Win xp Sp2? Can I delete them? There are alot of them KB whatever.log and edb whatever.log and install.logs that doesn't seem important to me.
Thanks. Sunshine

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by allthegoodnamesweregone

certain applications rely on a install.log during the uninstallation process, so i wouldn't delete those. the KBwhatever.log files can be deleted, those are pretty much just used for troubleshooting if the install fails.

even then, it would only clear up maybe 10-15 MB of space, so it's probably not worth the trouble

by jm

Logs can always be deleted, except for database programs, that use logs to store data. Unless you installed a database program on your computer like Microsoft SQL server, don't worry about the logs.

by sunshinedickey

Thank you. I don't need the space on this computer but I hate having Extra stuff lying around that has no use. I appreciate the help. Sunshine

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