Temp Folder (not internet files)

Win98, 1st Edition
Just took at look at my Temp Folder in the Windows Folder. Sure are a lot of files in there. Do I need them? Most have a .tmp at the end, but lots of them do not. Can I delete them? Is there a maintenance item I should be doing?

 

frybo,

While we're at it, you might want to check your OTHER active Temp folder as well. You've certainly got one in Windows and there's another in Local Settings in each of Username, Administrator, Default User, and Local Service. The Temp folder under Username\Local Settings is actively used by the system; the others, usually not.

Checking Username\Local Settings\Temp and Windows\Temp is a weekly exercise I try to remember. Installations can dump files in either one, and some of your apps will dump files there, too.

If your firewall or anti-v program runs a temp file all the time, it probably uses the Windows\Temp folder, but apps and installs are much more likely to dump temps in the Username Temp.

 

Oh, my.

Wish I HAD read his post first.

Tsk. Sorry, frybo.

The absent-minded professor strikes again.

 

Wow, I sure got rid of a bunch of files. There are several which are called Applications that I could not delete because I got the "Cannot delete ... make sure disk not full or write protected and file not in use" message. One is a 1,272 MB app from MusicMatch. I haven't had MusicMatch in my computer for six months. Any ideas of how to get rid of it? Thanks.

 

A lot of times you can do an "alt-ctrl-delete", and see the program running in the Task Manager. Then you can just shut down the program from there, then uninstall it.

 

Here you go, frybo. 100% sure way of deleting that file:

MoveOnBoot

 

Thanks for all the replies. I'll be gone for several days, but will try the suggestions when I get back.