HUGE GLC*.tmp Temp File

[Bryan McDaniel]

Has anyone else seen this issue. We are having numerous machines that are
generating a huge temp file. They are named GLC***.tmp and located in
C:\windows\temp. Where * are apparently random numbers. When I say huge I
mean they take up 32 gigs on a 40 Gig Harddrive. I have come close to
exausting my resources and have not found a solution. I have searched the
event logs of these machines, and there is nothing written around the same
time the files were created. And as far as I can tell there is no software
that is common among these machines.

Bryan McDaniel

Technical Support Specialist II

Information Systems

Cardinal Health Systems Inc.

(765)747-3939

 

[Guest]

I have never seen this but aperently it happens alot Here are some links to
look at
http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/post-263794.html
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&sa=X&oi=groupst&q=GLC***.tmp+file

 

[Spikey]

Has anyone else seen this issue. We are having numerous machines that are
generating a huge temp file.

I did a search and came up with one copy of GLC***.tmp (exactly - no
numerical substitution) labelled google groups. On mine its a very tiny
file.

Dont know if this is any help??

Having a nasty suspicious mind I also wondered if someone at work is using
your system for an ftp server ( not sure if thats the correct term)?? 15 or
so films would probably use up that amount of space?

 

[Peter Foldes]

They should be safe to delete.

I would delete some by leaving them in the Recycle Bin. If it does not create an issue then continue deleting a section at a time from the *.tmp file as per above.

 

[Bryan McDaniel]

I know I can delete them with no problem. The issue is that they are
growing so fast, and are not automatically getting deleted, and the users
are getting low disk space errors.
I want to stop them from ever growing to that size.



They should be safe to delete.

I would delete some by leaving them in the Recycle Bin. If it does not
create an issue then continue deleting a section at a time from the *.tmp
file as per above.

 

[Nightowl]

I know I can delete them with no problem. The issue is that they are
growing so fast, and are not automatically getting deleted, and the users
are getting low disk space errors.
I want to stop them from ever growing to that size.

Hello Bryan

Perhaps you could try using something like Sysinternals' Process
Explorer http://www.sysinternals.com/ProcessesAndThreadsUtilities.html
to find out what program is creating these files?

 

[Bryan McDaniel]

It is not an issue of can we delete it. It is an issue of why is this
happening. I don't want to have to go to 15 different machines a day to
clear this temp file.


They should be safe to delete.

I would delete some by leaving them in the Recycle Bin. If it does not
create an issue then continue deleting a section at a time from the *.tmp
file as per above.

 

[Peter Foldes]

Possibility of a corrupt installation of a 3rd party software. What does the Properties of this file indicate. It has nothing to do with Windows file or installation

 

[Uncle John]

It looks as if an application is creating log files. A few months ago
Webroot Spycatcher did this and I stopped using it. You will have to delete
the files and try to identify the application in running processes by
monitoring the folder for the appearance of new ones.

 

[vinnirules]

Has anyone else seen this issue. We are having numerous machines that
are
generating a huge temp file. They are named GLC***.tmp and located in
C:\windows\temp. Where * are apparently random numbers. When I say
huge I
mean they take up 32 gigs on a 40 Gig Harddrive. I have come close to
exausting my resources and have not found a solution. I have searched
the
event logs of these machines, and there is nothing written around the
same
time the files were created. And as far as I can tell there is no
software
that is common among these machines.

Bryan McDaniel

Technical Support Specialist II

Information Systems

Cardinal Health Systems Inc.

(765)747-3939

Did you ever determine what was causing the issue you originally posted
about? (c:\window\temp\glc***.tmp generating a huge temp file. Where *
are apparently random numbers. I am seeing the same thing in the env I
support. Please let me know.