Limit Size of Temp File

[David Schwartz]

My C drive was nearly full and I found that my Temp file (not Temp Internet
Files) had over 23GB of crap in it. Can I limit the size of this file?
Thanks

 

[Terry R.]

The date and time was 5/27/2008 5:16 PM, and on a whim, David Schwartz
pounded out on the keyboard:

My C drive was nearly full and I found that my Temp file (not Temp Internet
Files) had over 23GB of crap in it. Can I limit the size of this file?
Thanks

Hi David,

Exactly what "Temp file"? You may have a program that created it, but
it wasn't Windows. Windows creates temp files, as do most Windows
programs, and you're not talking about the paging file I presume.

Programs like Photoshop create working temp files, so it may be a
program like that you can set the limit on.

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[David Schwartz]

Thanks, I think!

The date and time was 5/27/2008 5:16 PM, and on a whim, David Schwartz
pounded out on the keyboard:


Hi David,

Exactly what "Temp file"? You may have a program that created it, but it
wasn't Windows. Windows creates temp files, as do most Windows programs,
and you're not talking about the paging file I presume.

Programs like Photoshop create working temp files, so it may be a program
like that you can set the limit on.

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[HeyBub]

My C drive was nearly full and I found that my Temp file (not Temp
Internet Files) had over 23GB of crap in it. Can I limit the size of
this file? Thanks

Temp FOLDER or a specific temporary file? If the latter, what's the name of
the file?

Many programs make use of the TEMP or TMP folder for temporary storage - and
then they don't clean up after themselves (bad program! sit in corner and
feel shame!). Almost always you can remove the contents of the TEMP or TMP
folder without a problem.

I know of no way to pre-limit the size of a TEMP folder. And, even if you
could, sure enough some program would fail since it wouldn't have the
ability to take care of it's temporary business.

 

[Bill in Co.]

No, you didn't find a temp file that was 23GB in size. Your TEMP
*folder* had files in it that consumed 23GB. So what files were in your
temp folder that was consuming all this space?

It would be interesting to know what files consumed most of that space, as
that sure is a LOT (as in, excessive)!

 

[Terry R.]

The date and time was 5/27/2008 7:56 PM, and on a whim, VanguardLH
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No, you didn't find a temp file that was 23GB in size. Your TEMP
*folder* had files in it that consumed 23GB. So what files were in your
temp folder that was consuming all this space? You have a program that
is polluting your hard drive because it doesn't delete its temp files,
or your host is continually crashing so the application cannot delete
its files when it gets killed by the crash.

You can also use the disk cleanup wizard to occasionally cleanup your
hard disk, including temp files. Read Microsoft's KB article 315246 on
how to save the registry settings (sageset) that you can then specify
when you run a scheduled event in Task Scheduler to run the disk cleanup
wizard (cleanmgr.exe). Otherwise, just run the wizard once in awhile
yourself to cleanup the temp files scattered all over your hard disk.

Have you seen what the OP has seen? How can you state, "No, you didn't
find a temp file that was 23GB in size"? Unless he clarifies his
statement (which he didn't to me), we have to believe that is what his
issue is, regardless if it doesn't make sense. Since he knew enough to
say it wasn't "temp internet files", we also have to believe it wasn't
multiple files.

I have NEVER seen a workstation that didn't have a cleanup script (that
I always create), have less than hundreds of megs of files, if not gigs
sitting in the temp folders. Windows and the programs installed are
notorious for leaving this junk in a users temp folder.


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[Bill in Co.]

It's easy enough for the OP to find out exactly WHAT is in the Temp folder,
and then manually delete it if he wants (in Windows Explorer), rather than
relying on some magic cleanup program to do it behind the scenes. You
don't really need CCleaner OR the Cleanup Manager or any "Wizards", with
just a little bit of effort. And that way you know EXACTLY what you are
doing and removing.

 

[Nonny]

It's easy enough for the OP to find out exactly WHAT is in the Temp folder,
and then manually delete it if he wants (in Windows Explorer), rather than
relying on some magic cleanup program to do it behind the scenes. You
don't really need CCleaner OR the Cleanup Manager or any "Wizards", with
just a little bit of effort. And that way you know EXACTLY what you are
doing and removing.

The "magic" CCleaner program not only lets you configure what you want
it to check/cleanup, it also provides you with a list of what it is
about to cleanup when you activate the cleaner - giving you a choice
of doing it or not.

You can also configure it to check folders that it doesn't
automatically check on its own.

Very nice indeed. Saves time too.

 

[Bill in Co.]

The "magic" CCleaner program not only lets you configure what you want
it to check/cleanup, it also provides you with a list of what it is
about to cleanup when you activate the cleaner - giving you a choice
of doing it or not.

You can also configure it to check folders that it doesn't
automatically check on its own.

Very nice indeed. Saves time too.

Well, I did say "with a little bit of effort", and I sure don't mind doing
it myself, and actually prefer it that way, most of the time, rather than
relying on wizards and crutches.

 

[Nonny]

Well, I did say "with a little bit of effort", and I sure don't mind doing
it myself, and actually prefer it that way, most of the time, rather than
relying on wizards and crutches.

You probably still stand in front of your car and manually turn the
engine over with a hand crank to start it.

The rest of the world prefers having an electric starter do that.

 

[Gerry]

Bill

I agree with Nonny's comments regarding cCleaner. You configure what
cCleaner removes and you see a list of what is to be removed before you
confirm removal. It's more effective than the Microsoft Disk CleanUp.

I have no experience of Cleanup Manager and found out it existed by
Googling after I read your post.

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[Terry R.]

The date and time was 5/27/2008 10:19 PM, and on a whim, Bill in Co.
pounded out on the keyboard:

It's easy enough for the OP to find out exactly WHAT is in the Temp folder,
and then manually delete it if he wants (in Windows Explorer), rather than
relying on some magic cleanup program to do it behind the scenes. You
don't really need CCleaner OR the Cleanup Manager or any "Wizards", with
just a little bit of effort. And that way you know EXACTLY what you are
doing and removing.

Maybe you meant to reply to someone else, but my reply didn't discuss,

"...some magic cleanup program to do it behind the scenes. You don't
really need CCleaner OR the Cleanup Manager or any "Wizards", with just
a little bit of effort. And that way you know EXACTLY what you are
doing and removing."

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[Gerry]

Allen

How do you manage to create the need for DoubleKiller?

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[Gerry]

Allen

Some of us learnt mental arithmetic at school many years ago. It served
us well!

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[Nonny]

Allen

Some of us learnt mental arithmetic at school many years ago. It served
us well!

I believe his comment was aimed at Binco.

 

[Gerry]

Yes Nonny I realised that. Using Outlook Express the threading is easier
to see than if you use some web based news readers.


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[Big Al]

I have an addiction for font files. I download lots of dupes.
Allen

I do too, but I found using 600+ really slowed down the system. I'm
back down to 88 now. You don't find lots of fonts a killer? Then
again how many do you have loaded?
If you don't mind OT question.

 

[Nonny]

I do too, but I found using 600+ really slowed down the system.

That's an Urban Legend from the Win95 days. Even with 98SE I found no
problem with having more than 500 fonts.

I experimented a year or so ago with my font count. I had over 1000
installed.

I took it to 500: didn't see a difference.

Took it to 200: didn't see a difference.

Put everything back and again, no difference.

 

[Big Al]

That's an Urban Legend from the Win95 days. Even with 98SE I found no
problem with having more than 500 fonts.

I experimented a year or so ago with my font count. I had over 1000
installed.

I took it to 500: didn't see a difference.

Took it to 200: didn't see a difference.

Put everything back and again, no difference.

Have to admit, it was win98se that I was having the fit with. Still, I
can't wade through 600 of them. And I've tweaked the list so good over
the years. Thanks, its at least reassuring to know I won't choke XP.

 

[Terry R.]

The date and time was 5/28/2008 7:27 AM, and on a whim, Allen pounded
out on the keyboard:

Why not get rid of Excel and do all your calculating with pencil and
paper? That way, you would know EXACTLY what you are doing.
Allen

Your reply made about as much sense as the prior one.

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