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Windows 7: Can I safely empty C:\WINDOWS\TEMP folder?
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28 Dec 2012
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Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1 SecretCity |
Can I safely empty C:\WINDOWS\TEMP folder?
I think temp folders are just for temporary things. But my C:\WINDOWS\TEMP folder is full of files!! More than 500MB in total.
Can I safely empty C:\WINDOWS\TEMP folder?
| My System Specs |
| Computer type Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model Number ACER ASPIRE 5742G
OS Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
CPU Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 370 @ 2.40GHz
Motherboard Acer Aspire 5742G
Memory 4,00 GB
Graphics Card ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series
Sound Card (1) AMD High Definition Audio Device (2) Realtek High Defi
Screen Resolution 1366 x 768 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
Hard Drives WDC WD5000BEVT-22ZAT0
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28 Dec 2012
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Win 7 Pro 64-bit South Central Texas |
| | My System Specs | | Computer type Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Sony Vaio VPCEB47GM Laptop
OS Win 7 Pro 64-bit
CPU Intel i5 2.4 Ghz
Memory 8GB DDR3
Graphics Card Intel HD 3000
Sound Card IDT High Definition
Monitor(s) Displays 15.6 WGXA Anti-Glare LED
Screen Resolution 1280x800
Hard Drives 640Gb 7200rpm
Antivirus MSE
Browser Opera (primary) with IE9 backup
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28 Dec 2012
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#3 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 + x86 + Windows 8 x64 Newport, South Wales, UK |
Just one word of caution, make sure all apps are closed or at least have no unsaved data before you clear any temp or TMP folders - just in case  | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Real World Computing (Me + a little help from Acer)
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 + x86 + Windows 8 x64
CPU AMD Phenom II X6 1035T 2.6 GHz
Motherboard Aspire M3400
Memory 4Gb PC10600 DDR3 1333 MHz
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 315 512MB
Sound Card OnBoard - Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays Philips 32" HDTV, (HDMI) + 26" TV (VGA)
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 @60Hz + 1360 x 768 @60Hz
Keyboard Microsoft Wireless 800 or Stock Acer, (depends where I sit)
Mouse Microsoft Wireless 800 or Stock Acer, (depends where I sit)
PSU Stock (400W)
Case Acer M3400
Cooling Stock
Hard Drives 500 GB Seagate ST3500418AS SATA II
1 TB Hitachi HDS5C1010CLA382 SATAII
1 TB Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD103SI SATA II (external)
Plus various other (client ) HDDs as needed
Internet Speed Temporaray 3G Dongle
Antivirus Avast
Browser Chrome
Other Info USB Capture + Webcam(s) Bamboo Digitizer tablet
Also run Acer AspireOne 530h Netbook, Dual Core Atom + 1GB (Win7 Ult x86) Plus various test systems for new projects
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28 Dec 2012
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Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1 SecretCity |
I know I most close every application. I don't need extra software to achieve what I want. I just want to know if it's safe to empty C:\WINDOWS\TEMP folder in windows 7. Maybe someone has a reference link to some prove? | | My System Specs | | Computer type Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model Number ACER ASPIRE 5742G
OS Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
CPU Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 370 @ 2.40GHz
Motherboard Acer Aspire 5742G
Memory 4,00 GB
Graphics Card ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series
Sound Card (1) AMD High Definition Audio Device (2) Realtek High Defi
Screen Resolution 1366 x 768 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
Hard Drives WDC WD5000BEVT-22ZAT0
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28 Dec 2012
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Windows 7 Pro x64 SP1 Rockville, Maryland USA |
FWIW: I have been deleting whatever files are in the windows\temp folder for a really long time. Sometimes it says that It can't delete one or more because they are in use and I just unmark them for deletion and it works fine.
I don't know where there would be an official reference to the Temp folder that would give you the warm fuzzy on deleting files. I always have an image of my C drive whenever I do something that I am not 100% sure.
Rich | | My System Specs | | Computer type Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Toshiba Laptop Qosimo X870
OS Windows 7 Pro x64 SP1
CPU Intel Core I7
Motherboard Toshiba
Memory 16 Gigs
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M
Monitor(s) Displays 17.7" laptop
Screen Resolution 1600 x 900
Hard Drives 256 Gig SanDisk SSD for C
256 Gig Intel SSD for D
Internet Speed 50/25 FIOS
Antivirus Vipre (all you can eat for 10 machines)
Browser IE and FF
Other Info I have dos 6.22, wfwg 3.11, win98, 2000 and xp VHD's available for testing. MS's Virtual PC works great.
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28 Dec 2012
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#6 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit. SP-1 Northern Ohio |
Here is a warm and fuzzy method. Disk Cleanup : Extended | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Home made Desktop
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit. SP-1
CPU Intel i7-960-3.2 @ 4.25
Motherboard ASUS P6X58D-E
Memory KINGSTON KHX2000C9, Hyper X,12 GIGS
Graphics Card MSI/Nvidia/460GTX-Cyclone 1GD5/OC
Monitor(s) Displays DYNEX 40 IN.
Screen Resolution 1920-1080 or 1280-720 HDMI
Keyboard M/S 3000 v 2.0 wireless
Mouse M/S 5000 wireless
PSU Corsair AX-850 Plus Gold
Case Corsair 600T (Black) + side panel with 2 140 mm Noctua fans
Cooling Corsair H50/2 Noctua NF-P12 (120 mm) Push/Pull-
Hard Drives INTEL SSD 120GB-SER 510
Seagate 1TB SATA 600 7200 rpm Hard Drive
Internet Speed 3.0 mb
Antivirus Microsoft Security Eesentials
Browser I.E. 10 default/Firefox
Other Info LG BluRay-Read/Write
Sound system
KLipsch-THX
Asus Router RTN-12
2 Noctua 140 added on top of 600t case
Malwarebytes Anti Malware Professional
Windows 7 Firewall
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28 Dec 2012
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#7 | |
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1 SecretCity |
I tried it.... and C:\windows\temp is still filled up with a lot of files. It did delete NONE of them | | My System Specs | | Computer type Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model Number ACER ASPIRE 5742G
OS Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
CPU Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 370 @ 2.40GHz
Motherboard Acer Aspire 5742G
Memory 4,00 GB
Graphics Card ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series
Sound Card (1) AMD High Definition Audio Device (2) Realtek High Defi
Screen Resolution 1366 x 768 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
Hard Drives WDC WD5000BEVT-22ZAT0
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28 Dec 2012
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#8 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit. SP-1 Northern Ohio |
Check your temp folders and see if they are empty. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Home made Desktop
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit. SP-1
CPU Intel i7-960-3.2 @ 4.25
Motherboard ASUS P6X58D-E
Memory KINGSTON KHX2000C9, Hyper X,12 GIGS
Graphics Card MSI/Nvidia/460GTX-Cyclone 1GD5/OC
Monitor(s) Displays DYNEX 40 IN.
Screen Resolution 1920-1080 or 1280-720 HDMI
Keyboard M/S 3000 v 2.0 wireless
Mouse M/S 5000 wireless
PSU Corsair AX-850 Plus Gold
Case Corsair 600T (Black) + side panel with 2 140 mm Noctua fans
Cooling Corsair H50/2 Noctua NF-P12 (120 mm) Push/Pull-
Hard Drives INTEL SSD 120GB-SER 510
Seagate 1TB SATA 600 7200 rpm Hard Drive
Internet Speed 3.0 mb
Antivirus Microsoft Security Eesentials
Browser I.E. 10 default/Firefox
Other Info LG BluRay-Read/Write
Sound system
KLipsch-THX
Asus Router RTN-12
2 Noctua 140 added on top of 600t case
Malwarebytes Anti Malware Professional
Windows 7 Firewall
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28 Dec 2012
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#9 | |
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1 SecretCity |
Quote: Originally Posted by Layback Bear  Check your temp folders and see if they are empty. I did clean %temp% folder located under userprofile.
I'm talking about issues on c:\windows\temp folder | | My System Specs | | Computer type Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model Number ACER ASPIRE 5742G
OS Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
CPU Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 370 @ 2.40GHz
Motherboard Acer Aspire 5742G
Memory 4,00 GB
Graphics Card ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series
Sound Card (1) AMD High Definition Audio Device (2) Realtek High Defi
Screen Resolution 1366 x 768 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
Hard Drives WDC WD5000BEVT-22ZAT0
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28 Dec 2012
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Windows 7 Ultimate x86 Merthyr Tydfil, Wales |
I would say yes but i recommend you wait for someone with a bit more expertise in this area | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Packard Bell iMedia 2218 -- Has Been Running For Almost 7 Years!
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x86
CPU Intel Pentium D 925 @ 3.00GHz
Motherboard Socket 775 MCP73VT-PM
Memory 1GB DDR2 667MHz
Graphics Card Overclocked Asus ATI Radeon X1600 Pro 512MB
Sound Card Sound Blaster Audigy 570
Monitor(s) Displays 19" LCD Monitor; MW19E-AAA
Screen Resolution 1440 x 900
Keyboard Wired PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse Dell Wireless USB Mouse
PSU 250w Packard Bell Standard
Case Packard Bell standard
Cooling Intel Socket 775 Air Cooler
Hard Drives 500gb 7200rpm (Windows 7) ---
160gb 7200rpm (Backup) ---
1TB Iomega External Drive (7200rpm)
Internet Speed Wireles --- Download - 6.63 Mbps Upload - 0.38 Mbps
Other Info Currently Planning To Build New Computer --- Also Got A Samsung Galaxy Ace II (Plays All Games You Throw At It)
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