C:\documents and settings\all users\application data\microsoft\search\data\applications\windows\projects\system index\indexer\Ci Files01000
Been running Perfect Disk to undo a serious fragmentation issue. My hard drive has nearly 86 GB of fragments in this particular file.
I don’t know anything about Ci….can someone tell me if that can simply be deleted without killing my computer?
I could really use some serious help from someone knowledgable. I noticed that this file was created just days ago and I came home to find my hard drive nearly full!
Thanks.
The only files you need to keep from CI are the base files which would be wherever you placed them. I am not sure exactly what placed the files you see here but they are probably safe to remove.
Which OS are you running? Are you using XP or VIsta? Do you have some sort of MS search utility that indexes your drive? There are utilities from MS that will automatically index your drive so that rather than running a regular search for something you can type your query and the system will return instant results. This is different from your regular search box that will run a manual search through the whole drive with each search.
Are you sure this is where the 86 GB of data is being kept? This is really funky. Where do you have the base CI files stored?
Hi ymm424. I’m reasonably confident that the file(s) you mention have nothing do do with Code Igniter - a quick Google seems to indicate that this is a problem with Vista.
I can’t tell you with complete certainty it is safe to delete the file, but it’s not in your windows folder so it’s not a vital system file. That being said, although the file name starts with CI, it is not a Code Igniter rated file. It seems to be some sort of search index file from either a Microsoft add-on desktop search or explorer’s built in file indexer.
Hi ymm424. I’m reasonably confident that the file(s) you mention have nothing do do with Code Igniter - a quick Google seems to indicate that this is a problem with Vista.
Derek, you should post what you have found.
If this is a problem with Vista then there may be a KB article that goes with that problem. In this case you may want to contact MS support. If you are using Vista and you bought a retail copy then you should have a couple of free support instances. You do not get this with an OEM copy though. If you purchased a computer with Vista then you will have to contact the OEM.
Deleting the files won’t fix the root problem. You will need to figure out what is causing this.
Um yeah, I take back all those bad things I have ever said about Candadians.
Aha! Gotcha. I’ve deleted my earlier post so as not to cause too much more confusion on this post.
As a Canadian, I can colour myself embarrassed, my behaviour must have seemed off centre. Forgive my demeanour, and I’ll endeavour not to post too quick in the future. Your responses are still my favourite… some days I can’t tell Regina from Saskatoon.
Hey, that hurts! I’m going to have to have some legalized marijuana just to recover now. Of course, its negative 5 degrees celcius outside and I’ll probably catch a cold… good thing I’ve got all this free healthcare.
While you guys were fooling around I took your advice (as well as instructions from others).
I thought you might like to know how it turned out so far.
I renamed the suspiciously loaded file, and have shut down and restarted. It seems there are no ill effects. Now I will go and delete the file, run chkdsk, and defrag again.
Hopefully, this will close the book on this ridiculous problem.
Thanks again for all your help.
Peace!
That email you sent me seems spot on. I have not messed with Windows networking features so I was not aware this is a service on the system. If it is stopped then this might have been a one-time affair. There could also be something else on the system that uses that service. I am not sure what would have caused it to start but at least you have an idea of what is going on. This is nothing malicious though. Just monitor your system to see if the problem appears again.
