Delete files from ../local settings/TEMP

[Guest x-eyed-bear]

My /Documents & Settings/user id/Local Settings/TEMP folder contains a

lot of files. I would like to clean it out a bit to speed up the

Antivirus checking. What files can I safely delete:

 

1. All files of type 'tmp' ?

2. All files with names starting with '~' (tilde) or 'TEMP' ?

3. All empty folders?

4. All zero length files?

5. Log files that have not been updated in the last month or more?

6. *.JPD files (no idea what these are)?

7. *.jPG files (why are all these thumbnails in here?)

8. Any *.dlls? Why are these in here?

9. Any *.exe files? Why are these in here?

10.*.MSP (in this case, Windows Installer patch files - why are these

big files here?

11.*.DAT files?

12.*.MST files? (what are these?)

13.*.CNT files? (what are these?)

14,Files which look like CLSID files?

 

 

Any advice and warnings would be welcome

[Guest Newbie Coder]

Re: Delete files from ../local settings/TEMP

 

Bear,

 

In the TEMP folder it is safe to delete all files

 

You may notice that files starting with '~' (tilde) may not be deleteable as

they are in-use by Windows

 

--

Newbie Coder

(It's just a name)

 

 

"x-eyed-bear" <gladly528.nospam@ntlworld.com> wrote in message

news:wj6Hi.32519$Db6.2732@newsfe3-win.ntli.net...

> My /Documents & Settings/user id/Local Settings/TEMP folder contains a

> lot of files. I would like to clean it out a bit to speed up the

> Antivirus checking. What files can I safely delete:

>

> 1. All files of type 'tmp' ?

> 2. All files with names starting with '~' (tilde) or 'TEMP' ?

> 3. All empty folders?

> 4. All zero length files?

> 5. Log files that have not been updated in the last month or more?

> 6. *.JPD files (no idea what these are)?

> 7. *.jPG files (why are all these thumbnails in here?)

> 8. Any *.dlls? Why are these in here?

> 9. Any *.exe files? Why are these in here?

> 10.*.MSP (in this case, Windows Installer patch files - why are these

> big files here?

> 11.*.DAT files?

> 12.*.MST files? (what are these?)

> 13.*.CNT files? (what are these?)

> 14,Files which look like CLSID files?

>

>

> Any advice and warnings would be welcome

[Guest Curt Christianson]

Re: Delete files from ../local settings/TEMP

 

Hi x-eyed-bear,

 

To facilitate deleting temp files, among many other deletable files, you may

want to consider CCleaner. Use only on the Windows tab--not the

Applications tab.

 

http://www.ccleaner.com/download

 

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HTH,

Curt

 

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"x-eyed-bear" <gladly528.nospam@ntlworld.com> wrote in message

news:wj6Hi.32519$Db6.2732@newsfe3-win.ntli.net...

| My /Documents & Settings/user id/Local Settings/TEMP folder contains a

| lot of files. I would like to clean it out a bit to speed up the

| Antivirus checking. What files can I safely delete:

|

| 1. All files of type 'tmp' ?

| 2. All files with names starting with '~' (tilde) or 'TEMP' ?

| 3. All empty folders?

| 4. All zero length files?

| 5. Log files that have not been updated in the last month or more?

| 6. *.JPD files (no idea what these are)?

| 7. *.jPG files (why are all these thumbnails in here?)

| 8. Any *.dlls? Why are these in here?

| 9. Any *.exe files? Why are these in here?

| 10.*.MSP (in this case, Windows Installer patch files - why are these

| big files here?

| 11.*.DAT files?

| 12.*.MST files? (what are these?)

| 13.*.CNT files? (what are these?)

| 14,Files which look like CLSID files?

|

|

| Any advice and warnings would be welcome