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Temporary Files
Name: Hockeyfan Date: July 5, 2002 at 15:44:13 Pacific
Comment:
I just downloaded a recommended program called "G Lock Temp Cleaner". Now I need to know which files are safe to move to Recycle Bin and eventually delete? Thanks for any help.
if it found the files, then it should be safe to delete. files that end in .tmp, .old...or if they're in temp directories...
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Response Number 2
Name: Hockeyfan Date: July 5, 2002 at 19:10:44 Pacific
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Thanks for the help. I've deleted (to the Recycle Bin for now) all the .tmp and .old files. But what about the many .bak and .exe files. Also the "Temp Cleaner" listed approx. 100 files I believe are associated with Nvidia (NVR****.dll and NWRS***.dll files) -- can they be deleted? Any suggestions?
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