Windows 7: My Temp folder is pretty big

n0ave · 19 Jan 2010

http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/5869/hugetemp.jpg

My windows partition is 100 GB and I always was curios how did it get full, I wonder if it's normal to have a 40GB temp folder, and what would happen if I delete it?
All the files that I need are saved, so I guess nothing will be loss.

richc46 · 19 Jan 2010

Use the accepted procedure.

Go to c drive

properties

disc clean up

also check clean system folders.

Run it several times.

Once it gets so large it takes sevral attempts to get rid of everything.

There is nothing in those files that will cause problems if you clean them off the drive. In fact you are shown a choice of which files you want to clean, before the actual function begins.

Good luck

derekimo · 19 Jan 2010

Have you tried Disc Cleanup?

richc46 · 19 Jan 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by derekimo

Have you tried Disc Cleanup?

2 points to be made

1 Great advice and

2 I type faster than you.

derekimo · 19 Jan 2010

Quote:

2 I type faster than you.

I noticed that.

n0ave · 19 Jan 2010

Ty richc46& derekimo for the quick replay.
http://www.imagehost.ro/pict/192136374b5609c5dd06e.jpg
I copied some files with remote connection guess that used a lot of space.

nate42nd · 19 Jan 2010

You can also type into search %temp% - select all and hit delete.

If it finds something in use it will ask you if you would like to "skip" it. hit "skip all" and proceed.

Works pretty good. I have never had a problem deleting anything in this folder

Have a good one all

Windows 7: My Temp folder is pretty big

My Temp folder is pretty big problems?