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  1. maxie
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    Have seen that happen before
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  3. ShamrockRig
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    Probably just a misread on the calculations, but none the less, a free 3gb lol, cheers for the help again!
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  4. maxie
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    Most welcome
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  6. Callender
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    Some additional info


    Hi,

    I regularly delete all zero byte and temp files on the windows partition using D7 and have never had a problem. However I've always understood that the best advice is "do not delete temp files that are less than 24 hours old" to be on the safe side.

    Since I always have a system image backup I don't worry about it too much.

    I also clean up system files using the sagerun/ sageset commands that give additional options but I guess you know that already! Just in case you don't here's the info:

    Activate & Automate Enhanced Disk Cleanup Tool operation in Windows 7 | 8
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