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28 March 2006 23:53:00

My 'temp' folder in Windows [located at c:windowstemp] has gathered quite a

substantial amount of temporary, space-eating files as well as Internet browser
history items such as cookies, cache and the like. I am contemplating whether or
not I should delete these files in order to reclaim hard disk space, but prior to doing
so, I would like to get some pointers from you as to which selection of files in this
folder is safe to delete.
Temp = 2.70 Gb
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29 March 2006 02:06:13

any file under the windows/temp folder is safe to delete. Once in awhile windows
will balk at one file. Just leave it for now.
Also under C ocuments and Settings usernameLocal Settings are 2 folders. one is
temp and the other is temporary internet files.
You cant delete everything thats in these two folders also. Do it for each user
account on the computer.
You can also delete any file that has .log or .tmp at the end.
I also delete the uninstall folders for windows updates and then remove the entries
in add/remove programs once the computer is running fine.

Powerdog_69er

30 March 2006 10:25:44

Here's a couple more...plus maybe download a cleaner like "CCleaner"... that one
cleans up your indexes and such.
http://www.majorgeeks.com/CCleaner_d4191.html
C: WINDOWS SoftwareDistribution Download
C: WINDOWS Temp
C: WINDOWS Prefetch

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Digital_Utopia

30 March 2006 13:25:58

I don't know much about the software you use, but I do know that Photoshop likes

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to keep temporary files in the /temp folder while running...I haven't looked into this
completely, but It appears that it coincides with any images open within photoshop
at the time.
I would also like to reccomend my own favorite tool for getting rid of stubborn
files...called Unlocker
check it out here
http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/#download

Norabrown

22 March 2010 20:02:01

I am positive, that there is no risk in deleting ALL the temp files, think about it,
what harm can be caused? None...I guess...
And just an advice, if you want to permanently delete your temp files or other
details of your computer usage: Windows temporary files, deleted files in Recycle
Bin, MS Office temporary files, scandisk file fragments, prefetch files and much
more, see if History Killer Pro Can help u.

graywolf

23 March 2010 17:39:20

Download TFC (Temp File Cleaner) by OldTimer.

http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/TFC-Temp-File-Cleaner-Ol...
Run this weekly and it will remove temp files from all those directories.

spotify95

12 April 2012 02:36:47

Can I delete all of the files in: C:\Documents and

Settings\Username\LocalSettings\Temp? Or are there some files that cannot be
deleted? Also, can I delete everything from C:\WINDOWS\Temp? I need to free up
some disk space to speed up my computer, I`m running Windows XP. Thanks

Kelly_S

29 June 2012 05:41:12

graywolf said:

Download TFC (Temp File Cleaner) by OldTimer.

http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/TFC-Temp-File-Cleaner-Ol...
Run this weekly and it will remove temp files from all those directories.

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I tried your TFC, and it was awesome. Well so far, it just rebooted, so I have no
idea if there are any ill effects yet. I have to say I was forced to save it, I could not
just run it. My aniti virus wanted to run it in a sandbox and it would not open in
that... so I blindly trusted and saved to desktop and ran it. Before the clean up I
had 18% free space, after clean up 40% freespace. No defrag needed. I had
wanted to print the list that was made in the window of you TFC that listed all the
files and sizes that were emptied. I was dissapointed that I was unable to do this
when it was finished and I only had the option to reboot. I was wondering if there
is a place on my computer or in your software that I can see that log. I would love
to share it with others. I was actually referred to this site through an amazon
forum chat, and others will be interested in these wonderful results. I have no
paypal... but heres a high five and a tall cup of coffee thank you!!! I will keep you
bookmarked for the event I do get a paypal account. Thanks for sharing.

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