Hi all. Thanks for taking the time to read this and possibly help me. I
noticed that my original C Drive which has a 40GB (actually 37) capacity was
nearly full. I was browsing the folders to see where the culprit was and
found that a folder called Temp Files (C:\Documents and Settings\David
Schwartz\Local Settings (a hidden file)\Temp) was engorged with 17.7GB of
supposedly temporary material. I was amazed. Before I did anything stupid
like delete the contents of the folder, I thought I'd ask first.

Can I delete the contents of this folder?
Can I prevent this from happening again?
Can I limit the size of the folder?
Is there a setting to delete the contents after whatever application is
using it is finished?

Thanks in advance.

--
David Schwartz
Commack, NY

Yes!
You may delete all the content of this folder and you should frequently
delete content of this folder. Also you should clean 'Temporary internet
files' in the "Local settings" more frequently.

--Mukul

"David Schwartz" wrote:

> Hi all. Thanks for taking the time to read this and possibly help me. I
> noticed that my original C Drive which has a 40GB (actually 37) capacity was
> nearly full. I was browsing the folders to see where the culprit was and
> found that a folder called Temp Files (C:\Documents and Settings\David
> Schwartz\Local Settings (a hidden file)\Temp) was engorged with 17.7GB of
> supposedly temporary material. I was amazed. Before I did anything stupid
> like delete the contents of the folder, I thought I'd ask first.
>
> Can I delete the contents of this folder?
> Can I prevent this from happening again?
> Can I limit the size of the folder?
> Is there a setting to delete the contents after whatever application is
> using it is finished?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> --
> David Schwartz
> Commack, NY
>
>
>

David,

Yes you can safely delete the contents of the TEMP folder, but some of the
files that begin with '~' may not delete as they will be locked write access
usually

Not heard of anything that can limit its size because it will use available
hard drive space

Programs that are installed or being used may create temporary files &
because mainly sloppy coders don't clean up after themselves, hence the junk
left in that directory

I wouldn't bother installing a junk cleaner either because you can use the
built in one called Disk Cleanup (START | ALL PROGRAMS | ACCESSORIES |
SYSTEM TOOLS | DISK CLEANUP)

The only thing you can do is to keep the TEMP directory as clean as possible
simply like this:

Click START | RUN
Type %temp% & click OK (or press ENTER)
CTRL + A (Select All (or highlight the one to be deleted (remember the '~'
files)))
Press DEL
Press ENTER

But remember you can clean the 'C:\Windows\Temp' directory,Cookies,
Temporary Internet Files too which may give you a few extra KB

--
Newbie Coder
(It's just a name)



"David Schwartz" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:2lY1i.6$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi all. Thanks for taking the time to read this and possibly help me. I
> noticed that my original C Drive which has a 40GB (actually 37) capacity
was
> nearly full. I was browsing the folders to see where the culprit was and
> found that a folder called Temp Files (C:\Documents and Settings\David
> Schwartz\Local Settings (a hidden file)\Temp) was engorged with 17.7GB of
> supposedly temporary material. I was amazed. Before I did anything stupid
> like delete the contents of the folder, I thought I'd ask first.
>
> Can I delete the contents of this folder?
> Can I prevent this from happening again?
> Can I limit the size of the folder?
> Is there a setting to delete the contents after whatever application is
> using it is finished?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> --
> David Schwartz
> Commack, NY
>
>

"David Schwartz" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
> Hi all. Thanks for taking the time to read this and possibly help me. I
> noticed that my original C Drive which has a 40GB (actually 37) capacity
> was nearly full. I was browsing the folders to see where the culprit was
> and found that a folder called Temp Files (C:\Documents and Settings\David
> Schwartz\Local Settings (a hidden file)\Temp) was engorged with 17.7GB of
> supposedly temporary material. I was amazed. Before I did anything stupid
> like delete the contents of the folder, I thought I'd ask first.
>
> Can I delete the contents of this folder?

Yes, after a reboot to ensure any pending program installs are handled.
Deleting the contents should be done regularly.

> Can I prevent this from happening again?

Only by deleting the contents.

> Can I limit the size of the folder?

No

> Is there a setting to delete the contents after whatever application is
> using it is finished?

No

> Thanks in advance.

--
Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

On 5/14/2007 5:11 AM On a whim, David Schwartz pounded out on the keyboard

> Hi all. Thanks for taking the time to read this and possibly help me. I
> noticed that my original C Drive which has a 40GB (actually 37) capacity was
> nearly full. I was browsing the folders to see where the culprit was and
> found that a folder called Temp Files (C:\Documents and Settings\David
> Schwartz\Local Settings (a hidden file)\Temp) was engorged with 17.7GB of
> supposedly temporary material. I was amazed. Before I did anything stupid
> like delete the contents of the folder, I thought I'd ask first.
>
> Can I delete the contents of this folder?
> Can I prevent this from happening again?
> Can I limit the size of the folder?
> Is there a setting to delete the contents after whatever application is
> using it is finished?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>

Hi David,

You can delete the contents of the folder, as others have suggested. I
have a batch file placed into my Startup folder that deletes the
contents of any temp folders. That way every reboot all the files are
removed. This doesn't affect any install programs as the Startup folder
is the last thing processed.

Can you prevent it? Yes, as others have suggested or by using the
method I described above.

Can you limit the size of the folder? Yes. You could create a small
partition and move your temp folders there (in the Advanced tab of
System Properties under the Environment Variables button, there are 4
variables to change, 2 in User, 2 in System). Of course you would want
to make it large enough for install programs, updates, etc. to run.

There isn't any setting in programs or Windows other than using Disk
Cleanup.

--
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"Terry" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote

<snip>

> Can you limit the size of the folder? Yes. You could create a small
> partition and move your temp folders there (in the Advanced tab of System
> Properties under the Environment Variables button, there are 4 variables
> to change, 2 in User, 2 in System). Of course you would want to make it
> large enough for install programs, updates, etc. to run.

Aye there's the rub, in knowing how big to make it. Make it too small and
could there be problems? I'm not sure, but I would guess in certain
situations, yes. Creating a separate partition seems to be a lot of effort
to limit temp file sizes but you are right, that is a way to limit it. I
didn't think about that.

<snip>

--
Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

On 5/14/2007 3:53 PM On a whim, Rock pounded out on the keyboard

> "Terry" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
>
> <snip>
>
>> Can you limit the size of the folder? Yes. You could create a small
>> partition and move your temp folders there (in the Advanced tab of System
>> Properties under the Environment Variables button, there are 4 variables
>> to change, 2 in User, 2 in System). Of course you would want to make it
>> large enough for install programs, updates, etc. to run.
>
> Aye there's the rub, in knowing how big to make it. Make it too small and
> could there be problems? I'm not sure, but I would guess in certain
> situations, yes. Creating a separate partition seems to be a lot of effort
> to limit temp file sizes but you are right, that is a way to limit it. I
> didn't think about that.
>
> <snip>
>

Agreed. I would think a couple hundred meg would be more than enough as
long as it was cleaned regularly, but figuring the OP had 17 gig of temp
stuff, even a 1 gig would at least give it a "max". And creating
partitions is pretty easy now days, but may seem daunting to a new user.

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"Terry" wrote
> On 5/14/2007 3:53 PM On a whim, Rock pounded out on the keyboard
>
>> "Terry" wrote
>>
>> <snip>
>>
>>> Can you limit the size of the folder? Yes. You could create a small
>>> partition and move your temp folders there (in the Advanced tab of
>>> System Properties under the Environment Variables button, there are 4
>>> variables to change, 2 in User, 2 in System). Of course you would want
>>> to make it large enough for install programs, updates, etc. to run.
>>
>> Aye there's the rub, in knowing how big to make it. Make it too small
>> and could there be problems? I'm not sure, but I would guess in certain
>> situations, yes. Creating a separate partition seems to be a lot of
>> effort to limit temp file sizes but you are right, that is a way to limit
>> it. I didn't think about that.
>>
>> <snip>

> Agreed. I would think a couple hundred meg would be more than enough as
> long as it was cleaned regularly, but figuring the OP had 17 gig of temp
> stuff, even a 1 gig would at least give it a "max". And creating
> partitions is pretty easy now days, but may seem daunting to a new user.

Yeah pick your poison. Set up a partition for it, or remember to delete the
temp files either manually or with something like Disk clean up or
Ccleaner.

--
Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

David Schwartz wrote:
> Hi all. Thanks for taking the time to read this and possibly help me. I
> noticed that my original C Drive which has a 40GB (actually 37) capacity was
> nearly full. I was browsing the folders to see where the culprit was and
> found that a folder called Temp Files (C:\Documents and Settings\David
> Schwartz\Local Settings (a hidden file)\Temp) was engorged with 17.7GB of
> supposedly temporary material. I was amazed. Before I did anything stupid
> like delete the contents of the folder, I thought I'd ask first.
>
> Can I delete the contents of this folder?


Yes.


> Can I prevent this from happening again?


Not really; the best you can do is develop regular maintenance habits
which would include cleaning out the Temp folders. One tool that can
help is CCleaner (just don't use its registry "cleaning" function):
http://www.ccleaner.com/


> Can I limit the size of the folder?


I don't think so; nor would it be a good idea - you don't want to "run
out of disk space" 90% of the way through an applications installation.

> Is there a setting to delete the contents after whatever application is
> using it is finished?
>

Not that I know of; properly written applications already clean up
behind themselves.

More space-saving tips:

A primary space waster within each user profile would be IE's
penchant for storing copies (or significant portions thereof) of nearly
every web page youhave ever visited. Try reducing the amount of
temporary Internet files cached, which is huge by default. I always
reduce it to a maximum of 50 Mb. In Internet Explorer, click Tools >
Internet Options > General, Temporary Files > Settings.

Same principle for the Java cache. Start > Control Panel > Java >
Temporary Internet Files > Settings.

The System Volume Information is the folder in which WinXP's System
Restore feature stores information used to recover from errors. By
default, WinXP sets aside a maximum of 12% of the partition's size for
storing System Volume Information, but the amount of space set aside for
this purpose can be adjusted by the user. Start > All Programs >
Accessories > System Tools > System Restore > System Restore Settings,
select the pertinent partition and click Settings. If you don't want to
use System Restore at all, simply turn off the System Restore feature
(Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System Restore,
System Restore Settings) and reboot. This will delete all of your
Restore Points, freeing up the hard drive space.

Another great waster of space can be the Recycle Bin. By default,
this takes up to 10% of your hard drive capacity. On today's large hard
drives, this is tremendously wasteful. It can be set to a lower limit
by right-clicking the desktop Receycle Bin icon, selecting Properties,
and using the slider bar to lower the maximum size to something more
reasonable -- 1% to 2% should be more than enough space.


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Can you explain the "batch file" and how to initiate it, please.


"Terry" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On 5/14/2007 5:11 AM On a whim, David Schwartz pounded out on the keyboard
>
>> Hi all. Thanks for taking the time to read this and possibly help me. I
>> noticed that my original C Drive which has a 40GB (actually 37) capacity
>> was nearly full. I was browsing the folders to see where the culprit was
>> and found that a folder called Temp Files (C:\Documents and
>> Settings\David Schwartz\Local Settings (a hidden file)\Temp) was engorged
>> with 17.7GB of supposedly temporary material. I was amazed. Before I did
>> anything stupid like delete the contents of the folder, I thought I'd ask
>> first.
>>
>> Can I delete the contents of this folder?
>> Can I prevent this from happening again?
>> Can I limit the size of the folder?
>> Is there a setting to delete the contents after whatever application is
>> using it is finished?
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>
> Hi David,
>
> You can delete the contents of the folder, as others have suggested. I
> have a batch file placed into my Startup folder that deletes the contents
> of any temp folders. That way every reboot all the files are removed.
> This doesn't affect any install programs as the Startup folder is the last
> thing processed.
>
> Can you prevent it? Yes, as others have suggested or by using the method
> I described above.
>
> Can you limit the size of the folder? Yes. You could create a small
> partition and move your temp folders there (in the Advanced tab of System
> Properties under the Environment Variables button, there are 4 variables
> to change, 2 in User, 2 in System). Of course you would want to make it
> large enough for install programs, updates, etc. to run.
>
> There isn't any setting in programs or Windows other than using Disk
> Cleanup.
>
> --
> Terry
>
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