Windows Temp File Question

[Guest]

Hi all,
I have noticed that there is a huge temp file on my pc. It is almost 10gb in
space! its called "GLC5.tmp" and its located in this folder "C:\Documents and
Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp"

My questions what is it for? Would it be recommended to delete? Im surprised
its so big being a temp file.

any help is appreciated
GBX

 

[BillW50]

Yes, 99.999% of the time they are safe to delete. Something 10GB sounds
like a streaming video temp file. If you can't delete it, then something
is using that file. Something worth checking out why.

 

[Poprivet]

Hi all,
I have noticed that there is a huge temp file on my pc. It is almost
10gb in space! its called "GLC5.tmp" and its located in this folder
"C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp"

My questions what is it for? Would it be recommended to delete? Im
surprised its so big being a temp file.

any help is appreciated
GBX

If it's in the /temp file, yes, you can delete it as long as it doesn't have
today's date on it. IF it has a timestamp later then when you booted, the
system won't let you delete it, so try a Restart to see if that releases it.

If you cannot delete the file, especially since you have no idea what it
came from, it's very possibly malware, in which case you'll have to do some
cleaning.

Try to delete it and see what happens. No files in the /temp file are
necessary to the system unless they are in use, in which case windows won't
let you delete it. Then keep track for a day or so; if it comes back,
something fishy is going on. Are you sure it's not from a game or something
like that?

HTH
Pop`

 

[Rock]

Hi all,
I have noticed that there is a huge temp file on my pc. It is almost 10gb
in
space! its called "GLC5.tmp" and its located in this folder "C:\Documents
and
Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp"

My questions what is it for? Would it be recommended to delete? Im
surprised
its so big being a temp file.

any help is appreciated

All files in the that temp folder as well as in C:\Windows\Temp should be
deleted regularly. Reboot the system, then delete the contents. Program
installations can place files in the temp folders, so the reboot is needed
to make sure the installations are completed. Then anything left can be
deleted. Some files might be in use so the system won't let them be
deleted.

 

[BillW50]

All files in the that temp folder as well as in C:\Windows\Temp
should be deleted regularly. Reboot the system, then delete the
contents. Program installations can place files in the temp folders,
so the reboot is needed to make sure the installations are completed.
Then anything left can be deleted. Some files might be in use so the
system won't let them be deleted.

Ummm Rock... since Windows 2000 (well any NT I guess)... they don't put
temps in the C:\Windows\temp anymore. Now they put it in the Documents
and Settings folder. I like you a lot Rock and you seem really sharp to
me. But do you know what year it is? Just checking.

 

[Rock]

Ummm Rock... since Windows 2000 (well any NT I guess)... they don't put
temps in the C:\Windows\temp anymore. Now they put it in the Documents and
Settings folder. I like you a lot Rock and you seem really sharp to me.
But do you know what year it is? Just checking.

Sorry, Bill, that's not always the case. And who is "they"? by the way. I
have seen files placed in the C:\Windows\Temp. It depends on the program.
It's not as common as using the older temp folder. And it depends on what
the Temp and TMP environment variables are set to.

 

[Rock]

Sorry, Bill, that's not always the case. And who is "they"? by the way.
I have seen files placed in the C:\Windows\Temp. It depends on the
program. It's not as common as using the older temp folder. And it
depends on what the Temp and TMP environment variables are set to.

That should have been, "the _other_ temp folder".

 

[PA Bear]

It may be a file dropped by hijackware. Reboot and delete the contents of
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp <=this folder
(Windows won't allow you to delete anything needed during the current boot).
Reboot once more. If the file's back or a similarly named/sized file is
seen...

Run a /thorough/ check for hijackware, including posting your hijackthis log
to an appropriate forum.

Checking for/Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Removal_and_Prevention:_Introduction
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/tshoot.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://defendingyourmachine2.blogspot.com/
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

When all else fails, HijackThis v1.99.1
(http://aumha.org/downloads/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool to use.
It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware with
assistance from an expert. **Post your log to
http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22,
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html,
http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7,
http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30, or other appropriate forums for expert
analysis, not here.**

If the procedures look too complex - and there is no shame in admitting this
isn't your cup of tea - take the machine to a local, reputable and
independent (i.e., not BigBoxStoreUSA) computer repair shop.

 

[Poprivet]

Ummm Rock... since Windows 2000 (well any NT I guess)... they don't
put temps in the C:\Windows\temp anymore. Now they put it in the
Documents and Settings folder. I like you a lot Rock and you seem
really sharp to me. But do you know what year it is? Just checking.

Umm, dummy... stop speaking of that which you have no knowledge of.
C:\windows\temp\ is a default, valid folder for XP, which is "since Windows
2000).
Not only that, but the OP made statements about its location: What is it
that makes you feel you must sidetrack and confuse others with your
voluminous "knowledge base" of the inane and inaccurate?

I have, within arms' reach, an XP Home, XP Pro, a win2000 Server with win98
also, and a CP/M machine. All but the CP/M machine have a windows\temp\
folder built by default at installation time. They will exist wherever the
install routine dictates them to be when it builds the environment
variables.

I love it when people refer to "they": Just who in hell are "they" anyway?
I've learned over time that when people use that word, they are actually
trying to give credibility to something they feel "must be so" but "they"
don't actually know. So, usually "they" means themself, IME.

I don't mean to be as offensive as I probably sound, but you're off the
pavement and can't get back on it. Take your foot off the gas for a second
or two.

Pop`

 

[BillW50]

Umm, dummy... stop speaking of that which you have no knowledge of.
C:\windows\temp\ is a default, valid folder for XP, which is "since
Windows 2000).
Not only that, but the OP made statements about its location: What
is it that makes you feel you must sidetrack and confuse others with
your voluminous "knowledge base" of the inane and inaccurate?

That maybe, but I don't see hardly anything using that C:\Windows\Temp
folder. What gets the activity on all of the Windows 2000/XP I have ever
seen is found in the following folder:

C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Local Settings\Temp

I also have a C:\Temp folder too. I forget how that one got created. And
only a few programs use that one either.

I have, within arms' reach, an XP Home, XP Pro, a win2000 Server with
win98 also, and a CP/M machine. All but the CP/M machine have a
windows\temp\ folder built by default at installation time. They
will exist wherever the install routine dictates them to be when it
builds the environment variables.

I have 6 CP/M machines here. And on the Windows 2000/XP machines here,
C:\Windows\Temp does exists. But very few files are created there.

I love it when people refer to "they": Just who in hell are "they"
anyway? I've learned over time that when people use that word, they
are actually trying to give credibility to something they feel "must
be so" but "they" don't actually know. So, usually "they" means
themself, IME.

Well if you bother to read instead of not, you would have learned that
the word "they" were referring to Microsoft. Although I could understand
how dimwits might have missed this fact.

I don't mean to be as offensive as I probably sound, but you're off
the pavement and can't get back on it. Take your foot off the gas
for a second or two.

Pop`

People dictating to others like a dictator has no business in a free
society. In fact, freedom loving people are willing to die to keep
dictators at bay. Just something to think about.