Huge temp files? scw1437.tmp

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Ron Hardin

What are these files in Local Settings \ Temp ?
-rwx------+ 1 rhh None 704238883 Oct 29 10:47 scw1437.tmp
-rwx------+ 1 rhh None 2387176 Aug 23 17:03 scw1EF.tmp
-rwx------+ 1 rhh None 2460068 Sep 12 18:38 scw43.tmp

If they're actually temp and unused, I'd like to delete them. They've been
there a while.

(listed with cygwin, but in windows XP area)
 
What are these files in Local Settings \ Temp ?
-rwx------+ 1 rhh None 704238883 Oct 29 10:47 scw1437.tmp
-rwx------+ 1 rhh None 2387176 Aug 23 17:03 scw1EF.tmp
-rwx------+ 1 rhh None 2460068 Sep 12 18:38 scw43.tmp

If they're actually temp and unused, I'd like to delete them. They've been
there a while.

(listed with cygwin, but in windows XP area)
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There should be nothing in the temp folder that is needed unless you put it
there (lots of folks direct their downloads to their temp folder, I have no
idea why). Anything that is "in use" will toss up a "cannot delete"
message.

About the only caution I would make is to delete these things after a
restart. If anything has an update pending, files in use are replaced on
the restart. Deleting right after a restart, insures the updates for those
files have taken place. Another way to "play it safe" is to delete
everything in the folder except those things that have today's date.
 
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