How can I clean/ remove /purge/ index.dat files

Hi, I often cleared by index.dat files as I use home banking and the like .... I used to be able to use a piece of free software called index.dat remover , but don't seem to see anything for windows 8.1? If there is a way to do this it would be appreciated if you could advise (in simple terms being a newbie with 8). Once this procedure is done (assuming there is a way) How can you view the files to see they are indeed cleaned/ purged/ or gone ? and how can you view them now ? ie tonight ?

kind regards all

 

In the other forum you posted, you were advised to use CCleaner.
Have you done so?

 

Yes , I did but from other comments on the net, this has not been successful as other had checked the files and they still remain ?

kind regards

 

Have you personally check if it is empty or not ?
The way it works, as I understand it, is......
CCleaner will remove the file. Upon reboot, Internet Explorer will create a new, empty index.dat file.

 

I have used this software it it says that all is clear , hovwever as stated many people more experienced at this state after running the software it says clear , ofen this is not the case ...although for me it workd in browsers, it appears less useful in the inbedded .index.dat files held in c: Havining limited knowlede of this it should be possible to use a command that I could run to see if indeed these files have been removed or not . bu dot know how .?