Folders in Run-->temp and %temp%-Can all be Deleted?

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eli

Hello:

I have several folders in both temp and %temp% which I'm hesitant to delete,
but perhaps ought to.

I'm specifically concerened with these folders in Run-->temp. They contain
only index .dat files, all of which date back to October 2006:

Cookies--->index.dat file 16Kb

History--> History .IE5 -->index.dat file 32Kb

Temporary Interent Files-->Content.IE5-->index.dat file 32Kb

Can the above folders simply be deleted?

(I'm not sure what index.dat means...)

I have similar folders in the %temp% directory as well, but they contain no
files. Can I delete those folders as well?

Thanks in advance:

eli

Windows XP Professional Edition SP 3

IE 7.0
 
A

Andrew E.

After you type in one of those,& in the new window,go to edit,select all,
delete all.However in the %Temp% window,all will not delete as some are
in use,delete as many as you can..All the data is obsolete temp data xp will
never need.
 

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