Re: Cleaning up via %temp%

if any files are in use and needed, they would be locked and unable to be deleted anyway.
so its safe to delete anything from the temp folder that will be deleted.

the only exception is if the user downloads stuff that he needs and accidently places it into the temp area, and forgets it is there, but that can simply be downloaded again in tha event.

i never look think abuot, just delete or have ccleaner do it.


Notan wrote:

MZB wrote:

I remember a suggestion to go to START/RUN/%TEMP% and then to delete all
files found in there.

I have about 800 files there (almost all .tmp files but some other folders
as well -- ADOBE, VBE, and a couple of others).

Can I safely delete these files??

(Perhaps I should first empty the recycle bin, then delete the files, and I
can then restore them from the recycle bin if there is a problem).

Also, is this a large number of files and is my computer likely to be more
"perky" after such a deletion?


It's always been suggested that you leave *today's* temp files intact, as they
may be in use, by the system, for the current session.

Notan
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