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Temp folder
Name: Wayne Date: March 4, 2003 at 15:52:16 Pacific OS: ME/2K CPU/Ram: 1.1/512
Comment:
Can the entire contents of the c/windows/temp folder be deleted ?
Name: cubanate Date: March 4, 2003 at 16:56:43 Pacific
Reply:
yep, any uninstall files etc are in their own directories, the files in windows\temp are pure temp. Some might not delete as they are currently being written to, but most will.
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Response Number 2
Name: joeteck Date: March 4, 2003 at 17:48:58 Pacific
Reply:
In 2000, it's C:/Documents and Settings/user/Local Settings/Temp
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