The following file types are not included by default in Baku
for safety reasons. To improve the amount of freed space you
can include them after making sure they don't include any
file important to you.
Temporary files
*.^
*.__*
*._dd
*._detmp
*._dtmp
*._mp
*.---
*.??$
*.?$?
*.@@@
*.*~* (!Use with caution, can be a file recovery part)
*.$$$
*.$db
*.00
*.000
*.db$
*.dd_
*.temp
*.tmp
*chklist.* (Temporary file created during setup)
~*.* (!Use with caution, can be a file recovery part)
mscreate.dir (Temporary directory information)
Backup files
*.~df (Backup of Delphi project
file)
*.~dfm (Backup of Delphi project file)
*.~dp (Backup of Delphi project file)
*.~dpr (Backup of Delphi project file)
*.~pa (Backup of Delphi project file)
*.~pas (Backup of Delphi project file)
*.b~k (Generic backup file)
*.bak (Generic backup file)
*.bkf (Backup file generated from Windows backup and
recoverable using it)
*.bki (IBM BookManager Backup Index)
*.bks (Windows 2000/XP backup selection file. Used to record
backup selections for NTBackup utility)
*.bmk (Bookmark file used by some old programs)
*.cln (Backup configuration file. Used by some versions of
Windows during install)
*.daO (Windows Registry Backup. !Use with caution, can be a
Duplicator CD File!)
*.jbf (Paint Shop Pro Browser Cache)
*.oca (Microsoft Visual Basic cache file for a
correspondingly named .ocx file. Contains extended type
library information and cache information for a customer
control file. Automatically recreated)
*.old (Generic old or backup file. Typically a .old file
represents an earlier version of a file)
*.prv (Backup file !Use with caution, can be used by
ClarisWorks, psiMail, SecretAgent Private Key File!)
*.qdk (Quarterdeck QEMM File. Backup of startup files created
by Optimize (QEMM)
*.sik (MS Word backup file)
*.syd (Backup file made by QEMM/SysEdit)
*.twain???.mtx (Twain backup file)
*.umb (MemMaker Backup Archive)
*.wbk (MS Word auto-backup file)
~ (Old backup of the Outlook Express address book)
thumbs.db (Thumbnail file for image preview in Windows)
Error files
*.dmp* (Dump file. Typically a binary
file)
*.err (Error log. Various programs, many associated with
install programs)
file*.chk (CHKDSK/SCANDISK Output. File fragments cleaned
from the disk)
*.hdmp (WinXP Trouble Report. Uncompressed version of a .mdmp
file)
*.mdmp (WinXP Trouble Report. Compressed version of an .hdmp
file. The extension is added to file to be sent to
Microsoft)
error*.txt (!Use with caution!)
failure*.txt (Error log)
Log files
*.log (Various log files, !Use with
caution!)
*log.txt* (Various log files, !Use with caution, may be a
changelog or a valuable text file!)
*.sqm (Windows Live Messenger Log File !Use with caution, can
be an Operation Flashpoint Mission)
History.rdf (History file for the Firefox NeedleSearch
extension)
log.rdf (Log file for the Firefox NeedleSearch
extension)
sched*.txt (Scheduled tasks log)
suhdlog.dat (Contains backup copies of the original boot
sectors of the machine and the system files. !Use with
caution, used by Windows if you uninstall it!)
Intermediate files
*.aps (Microsoft Visual C++ file,
binary version of the resource file, generated by the
resource editor)
*.idb (MS-Dev intermediate file)
*.ilk (Microsoft Link : incremental linker info)
*.ncb (Non-compressed browse file, generated by Visual
Studio. Holds information for ClassView, IntelliSense and the
WizardBar. Automatically recreated)
*.pch (Microsoft Visual Studio precompiled header file (for C
and C++)
*.pdb (Program Database File (Microsoft Visual Studio). Holds
debugging and project state information. Automatically
recreated. !Use with caution, can be a Palm portable document
format!)
*.sbr (Source Browser Support File (Microsoft Visual Studio).
Generated for each C/C++ source file)
*.vbw (Visual Basic Project Workplace)
Outdated files
*.ffa (Fast find file. If Fast Find is
not used then this file can be safely deleted (Win 9x)
*.ffl (Fast find file. If Fast Find is not used then this
file can be safely deleted (Win 9x)
*.ffo (Fast find file. If Fast Find is not used then this
file can be safely deleted (Win 9x)
*.ffx (Fast find file. If Fast Find is not used then this
file can be safely deleted (Win 9x)
*.nch (Outlook Express v4 internet news items, not used in
v5. !Use with caution, can be an On-Hold music/audio
file!)
packing.lst (Packing list file. Used by some old dos
programs)
Temporary help file search data (speeds up access to the
particular help file the next time you open it, delete if you
need extra space)
*.chw (HTML Help general index)
*.ftg (Windows Help full text search group file)
*.fts (Windows Help full text search index. For each .fts
file there is typically a corresponding .gid file. !Use with
caution, can be a graphics and data file for Flexible Image
Transport System)
*.gid (General index of help files)
Various text files you may not need
*.1st (Usually
README.1st text file. Contains advices for the first time you
use the program)
*.diz (Description file for Bulletin boards. Usually is
file_id.diz)
order.* (Ordering information for sharewares)
vendor.* (Ordering information for sharewares)
Excluded files
*change*.* (Changelog, gives
informations about program changes)
*nstall.log (Installation log, used for deinstallation)
*unst.log (Installation log, used for deinstallation)
data.bak (Useful data backup)
doit.log (WinHTTrack site downloading information)
hts-log.txt (WinHTTrack site downloading information)
setup*.log (Installation log, used for deinstallation