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karl
I still would like to know what application was creating the files...
I can't guarentee it, but if you run Process Monitor for a while then the next time a large file shows up, you should be able to trace it back to the creator.
If you'd run CCleaner when I suggested it then you'd know by now if those files would have been cleaned up by it. It regularly finds 3-5 gb of schmutz when I clean up computers. It is perhaps the most highly respected little app in all of the tech world. Disk Cleanup isn't.
Did you miss my post or was I wasting my time typing out my careful thoughts for you?
CCleaner is calibrated flawlessly to know which are disposable temp files. I watched it being done over 15 years. It doesn't make mistakes. There are no worries with running it. I'm growing weary of the ankle-biting.
"I still would like to know what application was creating the files...
I can't guarentee it, but if you run Process Monitor for a while then the next time a large file shows up, you should be able to trace it back to the creator. "
These files that I'm concerned about are all from 2010 so I don't think running process monitor now will probably help for those . . .
"If you'd run CCleaner when I suggested it then you'd know by now if those files would have been cleaned up by it. It regularly finds 3-5 gb of schmutz when I clean up computers. It is perhaps the most highly respected little app in all of the tech world. Disk Cleanup isn't.
Did you miss my post or was I wasting my time typing out my careful thoughts for you? "
gregrocker - I do very much appreciate all the help I have gotten on this forum, however I'm not a computer genius just a mom that is trying to fix her computer and trying to sift through what I should and shouldn't do. Since there were other comments warning me about this I choose to go another route, your way may have been the best way, but I have no way of knowing this. And personally regarding the ankle biting comment you seem to be the only one getting offended by differing opinions. Thank you for your input.
I am a fan of CClener as well. I have used the "Cleaner" portion for years after seeing it recommended on GRC by some of my peers. It now includes a "Registry" function. Since Windows 7 has a good reputation for maintaining the registry, do you suggest it as a viable tool or better to ignore it? My opinion is to advise against its use, so that newbies don't get themselves in trouble with it.
I deleted those files and restarted my computer and so far no problems and I freed up a lot of space. Thank you everyone for your help!
CCleaner is an excellent tool to get rid of temporary files. In the years I have used it I never had a problem. But as a principle I do not use registry cleaners - even not the CCleaner version although I have never heard of a problem that would relate to it.
However, there are a lot of files on the system that do not fit the traditional decription of "Temporary files". The sum of those can add up to a big number. Many are in the users own folders (genuine user files that are no more needed or were generated by some program at some time) and others hide all over the system. Appdata is a good place to start checking. There are also a lot of log files that the system seems to keep longer than needed - especially for people who never look into a log file.
So as the French say:" Il y a du pain sur la planche". - There is work to do.