Why do I have 97GB in my temp folder?

[Guest]

I found that I have about 97 GB in my temp folder inside the Windows Folder.
Now, I've tried the system tools (disk cleanup) to try to delete them but
it's not working. I have no more memory. Can I delete the hundreds of .tmp
files in this folder or will it mess up my computer?

 

[D@n]

I found that I have about 97 GB in my temp folder inside the Windows
Folder. Now, I've tried the system tools (disk cleanup) to try to
delete them but it's not working. I have no more memory. Can I delete
the hundreds of .tmp files in this folder or will it mess up my
computer?

You can safely delete all .tmp-fifes

 

[Wesley Vogel]

This will open %windir%\Temp...
Start | Run | Type: temp | Click OK |
Delete everything in the right hand pane.

This will open %homepath%\Local Settings\Temp...
Start | Run | Type: %tmp% | Click OK |
Delete everything in the right hand pane.

To delete *all* Temporary Internet Files...

1) Start | Run | Type: inetcpl.cpl | OK
Or right click the Internet Explorer icon on your Desktop.
Or: Start | Settings | Control Panel | Internet Options.
Best to do this with all instances of Internet Explorer closed. Especially
if there are a large number of files.
2) On the General Tab, in the middle of the screen, click on Delete Files
3) Check the box Delete all offline content {This cleans >>
%homepath%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files
AND
%homepath%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5
and \Content.MSO (Created by an MS Office program)}
4) Click on OK and wait for the hourglass icon to stop after it deletes the
temporary internet files
5) You can now click on Delete Cookies and click OK to delete cookies that
websites have placed on your hard drive.
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If you want, try this: Open IE | Tools | Internet Options | Advanced tab |
scroll down to the bottom | check: Empty Temporary Internet Files folder
when browser is closed | click Apply | OK. Entirely up to you, but if you
want to be rid of this, it is done automatically. Deletes the content of
%homepath%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet
Files but not the Content.IE5 or Content.MSO folders.

Also: Start IE | Tools | Internet Options | General tab | Days to keep
pages in history: 0 | Apply | OK.


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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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