Guest GusGus Posted September 21, 2007 Posted September 21, 2007 I searched *.tmp files and found I have 270 of them worth 371MBs. Can I safely get rid of all of these without any repercussions? GusGus
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted September 21, 2007 Posted September 21, 2007 Re: *.tmp files "GusGus" <GusGus@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:8CBA275D-F33E-4C5E-B95E-0796093581C3@microsoft.com... >I searched *.tmp files and found I have 270 of them worth 371MBs. Can I > safely get rid of all of these without any repercussions? > > GusGus Yes, you can. Some might be locked - don't worry about them.
Guest GusGus Posted September 21, 2007 Posted September 21, 2007 Re: *.tmp files Thank you very much for the quick reply, Pegasus. This will set my mind at ease!!! "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: > > "GusGus" <GusGus@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:8CBA275D-F33E-4C5E-B95E-0796093581C3@microsoft.com... > >I searched *.tmp files and found I have 270 of them worth 371MBs. Can I > > safely get rid of all of these without any repercussions? > > > > GusGus > > Yes, you can. Some might be locked - don't worry about them. > > >
Guest PA Bear Posted September 21, 2007 Posted September 21, 2007 Re: *.tmp files Yes. Run Disk Cleanup. -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User) AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net DTS-L http://dts-l.org/ GusGus wrote: > I searched *.tmp files and found I have 270 of them worth 371MBs. Can I > safely get rid of all of these without any repercussions? > > GusGus
Guest GusGus Posted September 21, 2007 Posted September 21, 2007 Re: *.tmp files Will do! Thanks PA Bear!! "PA Bear" wrote: > Yes. Run Disk Cleanup. > -- > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) > MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User) > AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net > DTS-L http://dts-l.org/ > > GusGus wrote: > > I searched *.tmp files and found I have 270 of them worth 371MBs. Can I > > safely get rid of all of these without any repercussions? > > > > GusGus >
Guest Ken Blake, MVP Posted September 21, 2007 Posted September 21, 2007 Re: *.tmp files On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 13:20:02 -0700, GusGus <GusGus@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > I searched *.tmp files and found I have 270 of them worth 371MBs. Can I > safely get rid of all of these without any repercussions? Yes, they can, and should be, deleted periodically. The temp folder provides workspace for programs. Programs can create temporary files there for their own temporary use. Each program should delete all its temporary files when it closes, but for various reasons it doesn't always happen (for example, if the program crashes, it never gets to do this). That's why it's a good idea to periodically clean out anything left there. Also note that there are some program installations which work in two steps. The first step concludes by writing temporary files and rebooting. The second step starts automatically after rebooting and needs to find those files there (and then deletes them when it's done). Other than doing it automatically when rebooting (that would interfere with installations like the kind I described), it's always safe to delete the contents of the temp folder. Because it's safe to delete any temp files that aren't open and in use by an application, and since Windows won't let you delete open files, it's safe to (try to) delete them at any time. If any fail to delete because they're open, they'll either be deleted automatically when the app using them closes, or you'll get them the next time you delete manually. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to the Newsgroup
Guest GusGus Posted September 23, 2007 Posted September 23, 2007 Re: *.tmp files Wow!! That was a great explanation of the situation. Thanks very much! I've always wondered about .tmp files and how they worked, and now I know!!! Thanks again GusGus "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote: > On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 13:20:02 -0700, GusGus > <GusGus@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > > > I searched *.tmp files and found I have 270 of them worth 371MBs. Can I > > safely get rid of all of these without any repercussions? > > > Yes, they can, and should be, deleted periodically. > > The temp folder provides workspace for programs. Programs can create > temporary files there for their own temporary use. Each program should > delete all its temporary files when it closes, but for various reasons > it doesn't always happen (for example, if the program crashes, it > never gets to do this). That's why it's a good idea to periodically > clean out anything left there. > > Also note that there are some program installations which work in two > steps. The first step concludes by writing temporary files and > rebooting. The second step starts automatically after rebooting and > needs to find those files there (and then deletes them when it's > done). > > Other than doing it automatically when rebooting (that would interfere > with installations like the kind I described), it's always safe to > delete the contents of the temp folder. Because it's safe to delete > any temp files that aren't open and in use by an application, and > since Windows won't let you delete open files, it's safe to (try to) > delete them at any time. If any fail to delete because they're open, > they'll either be deleted automatically when the app using them > closes, or you'll get them the next time you delete manually. > > -- > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User > Please Reply to the Newsgroup >
Guest Ken Blake, MVP Posted September 23, 2007 Posted September 23, 2007 Re: *.tmp files On Sun, 23 Sep 2007 07:30:00 -0700, GusGus <GusGus@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > Wow!! That was a great explanation of the situation. Thanks very much! I've > always wondered about .tmp files and how they worked, and now I know!!! > Thanks again You're welcome. Glad to help. > "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote: > > > On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 13:20:02 -0700, GusGus > > <GusGus@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > > > > > I searched *.tmp files and found I have 270 of them worth 371MBs. Can I > > > safely get rid of all of these without any repercussions? > > > > > > Yes, they can, and should be, deleted periodically. > > > > The temp folder provides workspace for programs. Programs can create > > temporary files there for their own temporary use. Each program should > > delete all its temporary files when it closes, but for various reasons > > it doesn't always happen (for example, if the program crashes, it > > never gets to do this). That's why it's a good idea to periodically > > clean out anything left there. > > > > Also note that there are some program installations which work in two > > steps. The first step concludes by writing temporary files and > > rebooting. The second step starts automatically after rebooting and > > needs to find those files there (and then deletes them when it's > > done). > > > > Other than doing it automatically when rebooting (that would interfere > > with installations like the kind I described), it's always safe to > > delete the contents of the temp folder. Because it's safe to delete > > any temp files that aren't open and in use by an application, and > > since Windows won't let you delete open files, it's safe to (try to) > > delete them at any time. If any fail to delete because they're open, > > they'll either be deleted automatically when the app using them > > closes, or you'll get them the next time you delete manually. > > > > -- > > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User > > Please Reply to the Newsgroup > > -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to the Newsgroup
Guest Plato Posted October 7, 2007 Posted October 7, 2007 Re: *.tmp files =?Utf-8?B?R3VzR3Vz?= wrote: > > I searched *.tmp files and found I have 270 of them worth 371MBs. Can I > safely get rid of all of these without any repercussions? Yes, no problem at all. In fact, its a good habit to get rid of temp/tmp/internet cache files whenever you remember to do so. -- http://www.bootdisk.com/
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