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It Is Safe To Delete 100's Of 0Byte C:/Windows TMP Files?
Name: Bruce Date: January 26, 2001 at 18:43:09 Pacific
Comment:
I have hundreds of zero byte .tmp files in my windows directory. Could someone tell me if it's safe to delete these, and if so, would the best way be from dos prompt- C:/Windows/del*.tmp Thanks.
Name: $$%%%@*( Date: January 26, 2001 at 18:56:33 Pacific
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YES......by all means!
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Response Number 2
Name: Pro-Tech Date: January 26, 2001 at 20:57:02 Pacific
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Keep the 0 byte files till you have 5678998 then delete them dont listen to $$%%%*( He is a drunk and a women beater.
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Response Number 3
Name: nufan Date: January 27, 2001 at 01:06:50 Pacific
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Yes, in fact , if you go to find/search for files or folders on your start menu, you can search for *.tmp and delete all those temp files. Nasty little things !
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Response Number 4
Name: Lord S3t Date: January 28, 2001 at 13:44:55 Pacific
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You can delete any .tmp file no matter the size as long as you DON'T DELETE THE DIRECTORY IT WAS IN if that directory is part of the C:/windows tree.
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Response Number 5
Name: tenofhearts12 Date: January 29, 2001 at 08:01:29 Pacific
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Removing all .tmp files; does that include .tmp files found in the Windows/System folder and the Windows/Fonts folder?
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Response Number 6
Name: Wheats Date: January 31, 2001 at 06:44:26 Pacific
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GENERALLY speaking, .tmp files are left over from applications that didn't clean up after themselves when they installed.
1. windows/fonts should only have .fon or .ttf extensions in it. There should be no .tmp files in the folder. 2. windows/system is likewise, shouldn't have any .tmp files in it but the other extensions will vary.
If you're not sure, look in control panel/folder options/file types & if the extension isn't in that list, no application has registered that extension i.e. no application wants it.
If you're really not sure, either move the files to another folder or change the extension on the files. If windows gets an attitude, put/change the files back to the original folder/extension.
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