Special considerations for desktop delete actions

When you use the IBM® StoredIQ® to delete files from a desktop, they are removed permanently. They are not transferred to the appliance or backed up to any other location. You must carefully review the infoset of affected data objects before you take a delete action. Your organization can use custom applications or other files that you might not want to delete. In reviewing the returned list, do not allow the following files to be deleted.

• Anything in the c:\Windows directory
• These files in the c:\Documents and Settings\username directory:
  • \UserData\*.xml
  • \Cookies\*.txt
  • \Start Menu\Programs\*.lnk
• Executable routines: files with the extensions .dll, .exe, and .ocx
• Drivers: files with the extensions *.sys, *.inf, and *.pnf
• Installers: files with the extensions .msi and .mst
• Important data files: files with the extensions *.dat, *.ini, *.old, and *.cat
• The following files:
  • desktop.ini
  • ntuser.dat
  • index.dat
  • ntuser.pol
  • ntuser.dat.log