Temp files

[Guest]

Can I safely delete all files in the temp folder under local settings? I need
disk space.
Thanks

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Can I safely delete all files in the temp folder under local
settings? I need disk space.

Yes, they can, and should be, deleted periodically.

The temp folder provides workspace for programs. Programs can create
temporary files there for their own temporary use. Each program should
delete all its temporary files when it closes, but for various reasons it
doesn't always happen (for example, if the program crashes, it never gets to
do this). That's why it's a good idea to periodically clean out anything
left there.

Also note that there are some program installations which work in two steps.
The first step concludes by writing temporary files and rebooting. The
second step starts automatically after rebooting and needs to find those
files there (and then deletes them when it's done).

Other than doing it automatically when rebooting (that would interfere with
installations like the kind I described), it's always safe to delete the
contents of the temp folder. Because it's safe to delete any temp files that
aren't open and in use by an application, and since Windows won't let you
delete open files, it's safe to (try to) delete them at any time. If any
fail to delete because they're open, they'll either be deleted automatically
when the app using them closes, or you'll get them the next time you delete
manually.

 

[Bill Ridgeway]

There are a whole lot more 'redundant' files that can be safely deleted
instead of cluttering up the hard disk. Cleanup!
http://www.stevengould.org/software/cleanup/ is a very useful tool.

Regards.

Bill Ridgeway
Computer Solutions

 

[Bill Ridgeway]

There are a whole lot more 'redundant' files that can be safely deleted
instead of cluttering up the hard disk. Cleanup!
http://www.stevengould.org/software/cleanup/ is a very useful tool - and
better than Disk Cleanup which comes with Windows.

Regards.

Bill Ridgeway
Computer Solutions

 

[Bill Ridgeway]

There are a whole lot more 'redundant' files that can be safely deleted
instead of cluttering up the hard disk. Cleanup!
http://www.stevengould.org/software/cleanup/ is a very useful tool - and
better than Disk Cleanup which comes with Windows.

Regards.

Bill Ridgeway
Computer Solutions

 

[Bill Ridgeway]

Apologies for duplication. Problem with OE - now remedied.

Regards.

Bill Ridgeway
Computer Solutions

 

[Guest]

Thank you so much .. very much appreciated..

 

[Guest]

Thank you veray much I will surely look into the clean up utility you
mentioned .

thanks again

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Thank you so much .. very much appreciated..

You're welcome. Glad to help.

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[Bruce Chambers]

Apologies for duplication. Problem with OE - now remedied.

Regards.

Bill Ridgeway
Computer Solutions

And here I was thinking that you really, really, really liked the
product. ;-}


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[Bruce Chambers]

Can I safely delete all files in the temp folder under local settings? I need
disk space.
Thanks

Besides clearing out the Temp files:

A primary space waster within each user profile would be IE's
penchant for storing copies (or significant portions thereof) of nearly
every web page your friend has ever visited. Try reducing the amount of
temporary Internet files cached, which is huge by default. I always
reduce it to a maximum of 50 Mb. In Internet Explorer, click Tools >
Internet Options > General, Temporary Files > Settings.

Same principle for the Java cache. Start > Control Panel > Java >
Temporary Internet Files > Settings.

The System Volume Information is the folder in which WinXP's System
Restore feature stores information used to recover from errors. By
default, WinXP sets aside a maximum of 12% of the partition's size for
storing System Volume Information, but the amount of space set aside for
this purpose can be adjusted by the user. Start > All Programs >
Accessories > System Tools > System Restore > System Restore Settings,
select the pertinent partition and click Settings. If you don't want to
use System Restore at all, simply turn off the System Restore feature
(Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System Restore,
System Restore Settings) and reboot. This will delete all of your
Restore Points, freeing up the hard drive space.

Another great waster of space can be the Recycle Bin. By default,
this takes up to 10% of your hard drive capacity. On today's large hard
drives, this is tremendously wasteful. It can be set to a lower limit
by right-clicking the desktop Receycle Bin icon, selecting Properties,
and using the slider bar to lower the maximum size to something more
reasonable -- 1% to 2% should be more than enough space.


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[Malvern]

I read the other replies. I didn't see this...
Got to Start button>Search>Files and Folders> All Files... Type in *temp*
(no *) in "all or part of file name" box. There are more than just that one
folder for them. Might want to create shortcuts for them and check the
whole bunch.

Malv