*.tmp files

[Guest]

I searched *.tmp files and found I have 270 of them worth 371MBs. Can I
safely get rid of all of these without any repercussions?

GusGus

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

I searched *.tmp files and found I have 270 of them worth 371MBs. Can I
safely get rid of all of these without any repercussions?

GusGus

Yes, you can. Some might be locked - don't worry about them.

 

[Guest]

Thank you very much for the quick reply, Pegasus. This will set my mind at
ease!!!

 

[PA Bear]

Yes. Run Disk Cleanup.

 

[Guest]

Will do! Thanks PA Bear!!

Yes. Run Disk Cleanup.
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[Ken Blake, MVP]

I searched *.tmp files and found I have 270 of them worth 371MBs. Can I
safely get rid of all of these without any repercussions?

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.

 

[Guest]

Wow!! That was a great explanation of the situation. Thanks very much! I've
always wondered about .tmp files and how they worked, and now I know!!!
Thanks again
GusGus

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Wow!! That was a great explanation of the situation. Thanks very much! I've
always wondered about .tmp files and how they worked, and now I know!!!
Thanks again

You're welcome. Glad to help.

 

[Plato]

I searched *.tmp files and found I have 270 of them worth 371MBs. Can I
safely get rid of all of these without any repercussions?

Yes, no problem at all. In fact, its a good habit to get rid of
temp/tmp/internet cache files whenever you remember to do so.