Safe To Delete Temporary Files?

Discussion in 'Software' started by gilgillberg, Mar 23, 2005.

  1. gilgillberg

    gilgillberg Private E-2

    Is it safe to delete all my temporary files using *.tmp? When I do a search using *.tmp I have a lot of files and want to delete them if it is safe. Thank You for any help you may provide. Gil
     
  2. Kodo

    Kodo SNATCHSQUATCH

    yes.. :)

    Though you should do this when all programs are closed. Some programs may be locking a temp file and if you try to delete it, you will get an error.
     
  3. bigbazza

    bigbazza R.I.P. 14/12/2011 - Good Onya Geek

    my standard answer to this question is to recommend these 3.

    Cleanup! http://www.stevengould.org/
    EmpTemp http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=1575
    and CrapCleaner aka CCleaner http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=4191

    All 3 are free. Don't conflict with each other and each finds stuff the other 2 miss. Run all 3 after every session on the Internet. They will remove all the crap, including temp files, cookies, etc. I have used them for well over a year on W98SE. I believe they are compatible with XP. Run Cleanup! first with the volume up, for a good laugh, as it does its job. Bazza

    It is a good idea to defrag afterwards for best results. Baz
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    Last edited: Mar 23, 2005
  4. NewsFlash

    NewsFlash Corporal

    I just downloaded Index.dat Suite and it really works well for deleting temp files, in addition to index.dat files, etc. and it's easy to use (I'm not a geek :eek: ).
     
  5. gilgillberg

    gilgillberg Private E-2

    bigazza I followed your instructions to the letter and was suprised how much disk space I was able to recover. Thank you very much for yhe sound advice. You are much appreciated.

    kodo, thank you for your input.
     
  6. bigbazza

    bigbazza R.I.P. 14/12/2011 - Good Onya Geek

    You're welcome. Don't forget to defrag as a result of deleting all the crap.
    I run all 3 daily and Norton's Speeddisk (defrag) usually daily as well. Bazza

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