Prefetch Data Deleted

Question

Hi

In my computer displayed message prefetch data deleted but prefetch folder present under windows.What is cause of this problem.Can with this my computer performance affected.Kindly provide me solution for this problem.I try to recover data with the help of file recovery software but unable.

Answer 1

The Prefetch folder is not really a data storage folder. It just keeps track of  what software

you open most frequently, so Windows can pre-load part of that software when you boot

into Windows to help make Windows more responsive.

Prefetch is just one part of having good Windows performance.

• The Prefetch information being deleted is not critical as the information will be restored before long,  and the performance boost that is derived from Prefetch is not more than several seconds when opening a software or booting into Windows .

Doing a System Restore should restore your Prefetch data, but not for long if you have a

software installed that is deleting it.

As to the cause of the message, I'm not sure, but -

• If you are using a 'tune-up' or 'optimising' software that may be what is deleting the Prefetch data.

This sort of program is often a case of,  'the cure is worse than the disease'.

If you have one installed, uninstall it.

• I'm not sure if it affects Prefetch, but when shutting Windows down you should always use the

Start button menu option rather than the on/off button on the machines case.

Windows does write information when it is being shut down properly via the Start button menu.

I've never seen a message to the effect that the Prefetch has been deleted when needing to do a 'hard'

shut-down or reboot via the case button though.

• Prefetch is normally disabled when using an SSD as it is not really beneficial with SSD's,

but with traditional HDD's Prefetch should be left enabled to keep the system a bit snappier.

Answer 2

Hello Harjinder,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community Forum.

1. When do you get this error?
2. What is the exact error message?
3. Is it causing any issue in the performance of the Operating System?

What is the prefetch folder?

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-ca/windows-vista/what-is-the-prefetch-folder

Holds good for Windows 7

Each time you turn on your computer, Windows keeps track of the way your computer starts and which programs you commonly open. Windows saves this information as a number of small files in the prefetch folder. The next time you turn on your computer, Windows refers to these files to help speed the start process.

You may also refer to the information about prefetch data, by Zack – Support Engineer replied on May 24, 2009 at:

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows\_vista-performance/how-do-i-restore-the-prefetch-files-and-not/aacbaf8e-11aa-4ef3-8457-86d6b53fbe31

Please post back with the answers to the questions asked above, if the issue still persists.

Thank you

Answer 3

How I overcome from this situation ? Provide solution for this problem that this message not shown me again.How I recover Prefetch data I try recover it with the help of file recovery software but unable to recover it.Kindly help me.