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C:\TEMP folder
Name: trapper_s_john Date: November 17, 2003 at 14:54:00 Pacific OS: Windows 98SE CPU/Ram: 312MB
Comment:
I have often cleaned out C:\WINDOWS\TEMP folder in the past without causing any problems on my machine.
Now, I've discovered C:\TEMP folder, and I am wondering if I can clean it out without causing problems. Actually, I've already deleted the many files in there but they are still in my Recycle bin.
Name: rac Date: November 17, 2003 at 14:56:37 Pacific
Reply:
Temp folders should only contain files which are by definition, expendable. My disk cleaning utility routinely deletes all files in them automatically.
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Response Number 2
Name: Dan Penny Date: November 17, 2003 at 14:57:41 Pacific
Reply:
It's basically the same as c:\windows\temp. If you've done two successfull boots without any new software loading, go ahead and delete the entire folder. C:\temp was used by dos program installations majorly.
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Response Number 3
Name: OtheHill Date: November 17, 2003 at 20:32:36 Pacific
Reply:
A good policy is to empty the recycle bin prior to cleaning the temp files. Then re-boot and run things for awile. If no problems, then you can safely empty the bin. Same goes for any deletion.
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