How to find temp files using search tool

[Karen_S]

Hi!

I was wondering if anyone might be able to point me in the direction o
where to find temp files on my laptop. I would like to use th
computer's search function for finding them, but don't know if I can, o
what extension to use, etc. The temp files I specifically need to fin
are for OpenOffice.

I am a newbie to this (and to all things computer!), and so I think
should probably also ask the next logical question, too. If I am abl
to locate the temp files, are there specific instructions for being abl
to view the text inside?

I'm sure that there is so much else I don't know about this, and that
don't even know to ask about, so please know that any other advice woul
be oh so very appreciated!

I just can't thank you enough! It means so much to me!

Happy happy day to you!

 

[DL]

Start>Run enter "%temp%" (without the quotes)

Temp files are not neccessarily txt files

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Hi!

I was wondering if anyone might be able to point me in the direction of
where to find temp files on my laptop. I would like to use the
computer's search function for finding them, but don't know if I can, or
what extension to use, etc. The temp files I specifically need to find
are for OpenOffice.

I am a newbie to this (and to all things computer!), and so I think I
should probably also ask the next logical question, too. If I am able
to locate the temp files, are there specific instructions for being able
to view the text inside?

I'm sure that there is so much else I don't know about this, and that I
don't even know to ask about, so please know that any other advice would
be oh so very appreciated!

I just can't thank you enough! It means so much to me!

Happy happy day to you!

K

What actually is the purpose of looking for temp files? What do you
want to do with them?

 

[windmap]

Often created automatically by a software program, usually as a backup or
cache file; sometimes created as an invisible file and automatically deleted
when the program is closed; may also be called a "temp file." - Source
http://www.fileinfo.net/extension/tmp -
Temp files extension is ".TMP" . I dont no where Open office excatly stores
the Temp files.Most Probaly open office would store temp files in these
areas
C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Application Data.
C:\Documents and Settings\User name\Local Settings\Application Data.

 

[Philip Andrews]

Hi Karen,

Hi!

I was wondering if anyone might be able to point me in the direction of
where to find temp files on my laptop. I would like to use the
computer's search function for finding them, but don't know if I can, or
what extension to use, etc. The temp files I specifically need to find
are for OpenOffice.

The easiest way to find temp (or any other) files in Windows is probably
via 'Start ... Search ... All Files', using '*.tmp' (without quotes - it
means 'all files with a .tmp filename extension') to list whatever's on the
computer. The ones you'd be looking for (that have been created by
OpenOffice) will be somewhere in the OpenOffice folder - see the 'In Folder'
column: the rest would be in places such as Windows/Temp. OO claims to use
the '.tmp' FNE to identify it temporary files, so you should be OK. You
could also double-check Search's findings by opening the OO folder and
looking there - and if you find them, keep the window open and use the
right-click method (see below) to examine them.

I am a newbie to this (and to all things computer!), and so I think I
should probably also ask the next logical question, too. If I am able
to locate the temp files, are there specific instructions for being able
to view the text inside?

The temp files should be readable with Notepad - try right-clicking the
Search-listed files one at a time, and select either Notepad or OpenOffice
from 'Open with' (depending on what's made available to you). You should
then have the option to use copy/paste between Notepad and OO, or save the
file under a new name in order to retrieve the lost text. I'm assuming that
you're looking for temp files that remained behind after a Windows crash
occurred during an OO session?

I'm sure that there is so much else I don't know about this, and that I
don't even know to ask about, so please know that any other advice would
be oh so very appreciated!

That's just about it, actually )

I just can't thank you enough! It means so much to me!
Happy happy day to you!

Please post a reply to the group if this advice works for you.

Regards,

Philip