temp directory

[Guest Bill Cunningham]

What is safe to delete in xp mce's temp directory? The files there? The

contents of directories like content.ie5 ? I want to get the cookies and

history and garbage files left behind out of the temp directory.

 

Bill

[Guest PD43]

Re: temp directory

 

"Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.com> wrote:

> What is safe to delete in xp mce's temp directory? The files there? The

>contents of directories like content.ie5 ? I want to get the cookies and

>history and garbage files left behind out of the temp directory.

>

>Bill

 

Download and run CCleaner.exe

[Guest Twayne]

Re: temp directory

 

> What is safe to delete in xp mce's temp directory? The files

> there? The contents of directories like content.ie5 ? I want to get

> the cookies and history and garbage files left behind out of the temp

> directory.

> Bill

 

It's always safe to delete all temporary files. The only caveat is you

might not be able to delete some of them if they are in use; windows

refuses to allow their deletion. To minimize the chances of a temp file

being in use, do the deletions immediately after a boot; usually there

will be none in use at that time. If it's still a problem, try doing it

from Safe Mode.

 

Disk cleanup will accomplish the same thing for you, and actually more

since it knows where all those things will reside. Start; Programs;

Accessories; System Tools; Disk Cleanup.

 

HTH

 

Twayne

[Guest Bill Cunningham]

Re: temp directory

 

 

"Twayne" <nobody@devnull.spamcop.net> wrote in message

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> Disk cleanup will accomplish the same thing for you, and actually more

> since it knows where all those things will reside. Start; Programs;

> Accessories; System Tools; Disk Cleanup.

>

> HTH

>

> Twayne

 

I see diskcleanup. Should every checkbox be checked? I notice some are

checked others aren't.

 

Bill

[Guest Terry R.]

Re: temp directory

 

The date and time was 5/24/2008 5:16 PM, and on a whim, Bill Cunningham

pounded out on the keyboard:

> What is safe to delete in xp mce's temp directory? The files there? The

> contents of directories like content.ie5 ? I want to get the cookies and

> history and garbage files left behind out of the temp directory.

>

> Bill

>

>

 

Hi Bill,

 

Since Win98 came out, I've been using a DOS program called DELTREE and a

simple batch file with a shortcut placed in the Startup folder to clean

client machines. You can download the file here:

 

http://terrikaduck.netfirms.com/deltree.htm

 

Here are the lines needed to have your temp folders cleaned each time

you boot your computer:

 

:: Cleans out temp files on Startup

<path>\deltree.exe /y %temp%

<path>\deltree.exe /y %tmp%

 

where <path> is the location you store the file (c:\util).

 

Save the file in Notepad called "cleantmp.bat". Use the quotes in case

you have extensions hidden or you will wind up with a file named

"cleantmp.bat.txt".

 

You can use the DEL command without downloading any file, but the

problem is that this method doesn't remove empty folders:

del /s /q %temp%\*.*

del /s /q %tmp%\*.*

 

 

You can also remove and create the folders using the RD command:

 

RD /s /q %temp%

RD /s /q %tmp%

MD %temp%

MD %tmp%

 

 

I have my TEMP & TMP folders point to the same location, so I only need

one line.

 

Remember you want this happening at Startup, so put either the

cleantmp.bat file or a shortcut to it in the Startup folder. It's

automatic and easy.

 

--

Terry R.

 

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