Remove empty folders in C:\Windows\Temp ??

[PerryFeral]

My Vista 32 Ult C:\Windows\Temp folder has approx 700 (yes 700) empty
folders all starting with MCE followed by numbers and letters eg
MCE0000d
MCE000d1
MCE000d2 etc
Each folder properties dialog reads 0 bytes, contains 0 files,
0 folders, Attributes Read Only. There are no hidden system files.
Until I happened to glance at the Temp folder I assumed that Disk
Cleanup would remove all that stuff.
To delete each one would take ages with permission & confirmation plus
UAC. Is there a way to delete all of them at once?? Is it safe to do
so? What creates them?

Perry

 

[Tyro]

C:\Windows is where Vista lives. You should not be concerned about what is
there. I have enough to do in my personal folders without concerning myself
about Vista's things. You might want to become a Windows guru if you want to
spend a lot of your precious time for nothing. If you have a disk drive
of more than 20MB, (yes, 20 MegaBytes), don't be concerned about it. This is
not 1985. An entry for an empty folder takes no space at all.

Best regards,

Tyro

 

[Peter Foldes]

No problem to delete. Highlight the first file in there and then do Ctrl+A. This
will highlight all those *.tmp files in there and then just hit Delete. Leave them
in the Recycle Bin for a day or two just in case and then empty them from there

 

[PerryFeral]

OK Tyro, I was just worried that a growing numbers of unnecessary
files eventually slow down the system. I'll leave them alone.
Thanks
Perry

 

[PerryFeral]

Thanks Pete
but they are folders, not files and I guess that's why disk cleanup
didn't remove them.

Cheers
Perry

 

[PerryFeral]

OK Tyro, I'll leave them alone. I was just worried that an ever
growing lot of unnecessary files will slow down the system.

Thanks
Perry

 

[Peter Foldes]

Perry

Everything in the Temp folder can ALWAYS be deleted

No problem. I understood at first time. Go ahead just do what I posted. It is some
program that you are using that puts these empty folders in there. After you delete
them you will see that it will still keep coming.
Do you know which program that you are using is putting them there. Check the
Properties of these *.tmp files(folders). The above is normal when using certain
programs.

I keep emptying mine all the time

 

[PerryFeral]

Hi Peter
I've deleted them. After a bit more googling I think they're caused by
McAfee Security Center. Sure enough, after booting up today, another
one appeared. Disk cleanup only deletes files but not folders.

Cheers
Perry

 

[PerryFeral]

Hi Peter
I've deleted them. After a bit more googling I think they're caused by
McAfee Security Center. Sure enough, after bootup today, another
MCE0000 folder appeared as well as some files. Disk Cleanup only
deletes files, not folders.

Perry

 

[cqui3]

I run a small command file daily from the Scheduler.

==
cd c:\
rem echo O | del %temp%\*.* /f /s
rd %temp% /s /q
md %temp%
==

Save with as a txt file with the *.vbs extension.

I may have had to create the %temp% variable, but I believe
it is native in Windows.

I clean the Temporary Internet Files folder the same way.

 

[cqui3]

I run a small command file daily from the Scheduler.

==
cd c:\
rem echo O | del %temp%\*.* /f /s
rd %temp% /s /q
md %temp%
==

Save with as a txt file with the *.vbs extension.

I may have had to create the %temp% variable, but I believe
it is native in Windows.

I clean the Temporary Internet Files folder the same way.