My /Documents & Settings/user id/Local Settings/TEMP folder contains a
lot of files. I would like to clean it out a bit to speed up the
Antivirus checking. What files can I safely delete:

1. All files of type 'tmp' ?
2. All files with names starting with '~' (tilde) or 'TEMP' ?
3. All empty folders?
4. All zero length files?
5. Log files that have not been updated in the last month or more?
6. *.JPD files (no idea what these are)?
7. *.jPG files (why are all these thumbnails in here?)
8. Any *.dlls? Why are these in here?
9. Any *.exe files? Why are these in here?
10.*.MSP (in this case, Windows Installer patch files - why are these
big files here?
11.*.DAT files?
12.*.MST files? (what are these?)
13.*.CNT files? (what are these?)
14,Files which look like CLSID files?


Any advice and warnings would be welcome

Bear,

In the TEMP folder it is safe to delete all files

You may notice that files starting with '~' (tilde) may not be deleteable as
they are in-use by Windows

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


"x-eyed-bear" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:wj6Hi.32519$(E-Mail Removed)...
> My /Documents & Settings/user id/Local Settings/TEMP folder contains a
> lot of files. I would like to clean it out a bit to speed up the
> Antivirus checking. What files can I safely delete:
>
> 1. All files of type 'tmp' ?
> 2. All files with names starting with '~' (tilde) or 'TEMP' ?
> 3. All empty folders?
> 4. All zero length files?
> 5. Log files that have not been updated in the last month or more?
> 6. *.JPD files (no idea what these are)?
> 7. *.jPG files (why are all these thumbnails in here?)
> 8. Any *.dlls? Why are these in here?
> 9. Any *.exe files? Why are these in here?
> 10.*.MSP (in this case, Windows Installer patch files - why are these
> big files here?
> 11.*.DAT files?
> 12.*.MST files? (what are these?)
> 13.*.CNT files? (what are these?)
> 14,Files which look like CLSID files?
>
>
> Any advice and warnings would be welcome

Hi x-eyed-bear,

To facilitate deleting temp files, among many other deletable files, you may
want to consider CCleaner. Use only on the Windows tab--not the
Applications tab.

http://www.ccleaner.com/download

--
HTH,
Curt

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"x-eyed-bear" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:wj6Hi.32519$(E-Mail Removed)...
| My /Documents & Settings/user id/Local Settings/TEMP folder contains a
| lot of files. I would like to clean it out a bit to speed up the
| Antivirus checking. What files can I safely delete:
|
| 1. All files of type 'tmp' ?
| 2. All files with names starting with '~' (tilde) or 'TEMP' ?
| 3. All empty folders?
| 4. All zero length files?
| 5. Log files that have not been updated in the last month or more?
| 6. *.JPD files (no idea what these are)?
| 7. *.jPG files (why are all these thumbnails in here?)
| 8. Any *.dlls? Why are these in here?
| 9. Any *.exe files? Why are these in here?
| 10.*.MSP (in this case, Windows Installer patch files - why are these
| big files here?
| 11.*.DAT files?
| 12.*.MST files? (what are these?)
| 13.*.CNT files? (what are these?)
| 14,Files which look like CLSID files?
|
|
| Any advice and warnings would be welcome