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[sven]

I posted this question last Friday, but it has not appeared for some reason (could it be because I used back-slash? - have tried forward slash this time), so I will try again

I am confused about some temp files in my computer. Below is an example of what I have. My questions are

1. why are there so many temp files, eg C:temp, C:Windows/temp.
2. More particularly, why are there two temporary internet files, eg C:Windows/temp/temporary internet files and C:Windows/temporary internet file
3. Why, when I do a clean disk, it asks me if I want to delete temporary files - I say yes, yet in C:Windows/temp there are more than 1300 files
4.Is it safe to assume that I can delete everything in a temp file
5. What is the temp_2 file

I would be very grateful for your help
Thanks. Sve

C:/temp
C:/WUTemp (hidden file?
C:/Windows/Temp_
- Id
- Instal
- La
- mode
- soun
- vg
C:/Windows/Tem
-(some examples below
- FrontPageDi
- Cookie
- Temporary Internet File
- - Content.IE
- Office Hotfi
- Word8.
- Excel8.
- Vb
- Setup_di
- plus a whole lot of things like ~df11d
C:/Windows/Temporary Internet File
- 572 files including cookie
- Class3CodeSigning2001 and Class3CodeSigningCA2001 (strange-looking icons
C:/Windows/uninstall-temp (blue sky and xmas trees icon

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

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After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, sven asked:

| I posted this question last Friday, but it has not appeared for some
| reason (could it be because I used back-slash? - have tried forward
| slash this time), so I will try again.
|
| I am confused about some temp files in my computer. Below is an
| example of what I have. My questions are:
|
| 1. why are there so many temp files, eg C:temp, C:Windows/temp.
| 2. More particularly, why are there two temporary internet files, eg
| C:Windows/temp/temporary internet files and C:Windows/temporary
| internet files
| 3. Why, when I do a clean disk, it asks me if I want to delete
| temporary files - I say yes, yet in C:Windows/temp there are more
| than 1300 files.
| 4.Is it safe to assume that I can delete everything in a temp file?
| 5. What is the temp_2 file.
|
| I would be very grateful for your help.
| Thanks. Sven
|
| C:/temp
| C:/WUTemp (hidden file?)
| C:/Windows/Temp_2
| - Ide
| - Install
| - Lan
| - model
| - sound
| - vga
| C:/Windows/Temp
| -(some examples below)
| - FrontPageDir
| - Cookies
| - Temporary Internet Files
| - - Content.IE5
| - Office Hotfix
| - Word8.0
| - Excel8.0
| - Vbe
| - Setup_dir
| - plus a whole lot of things like ~df11dc
| C:/Windows/Temporary Internet Files
| - 572 files including cookies
| - Class3CodeSigning2001 and Class3CodeSigningCA2001 (strange-looking
| icons)
| C:/Windows/uninstall-temp (blue sky and xmas trees icon)

 

[DL]

Temp files often leftovers from an app installation,
Various Apps, when used, create temp files
Temp files should be automatically deleted when an App is installed, or an
App is closed down, or pc rebooted/shutdown - unfortunately this is not
always the case.
Temp internet files generally used to save having to download again various
items previously viewed. You can control various settings for these in
Internet Options.
Certain temp files cannot be deleted as they will be in use at the time.
Some, e.g. Hotfiix, will be logs of an installation/update

Get in the habit of housekeeping; run clean up from time to time, and delete
David

I posted this question last Friday, but it has not appeared for some

reason (could it be because I used back-slash? - have tried forward slash
this time), so I will try again.

I am confused about some temp files in my computer. Below is an example

of what I have. My questions are:

1. why are there so many temp files, eg C:temp, C:Windows/temp.
2. More particularly, why are there two temporary internet files, eg

C:Windows/temp/temporary internet files and C:Windows/temporary internet
files

3. Why, when I do a clean disk, it asks me if I want to delete temporary

files - I say yes, yet in C:Windows/temp there are more than 1300 files.