28,542 TMP files and Disk Cleaner no help.

Callender · 24 Jan 2016

Re: your image:

You should modify that to *.ffs_tmp otherwise you will delete ALL files with the .ffs extension.

Stevekir · 25 Jan 2016

Callender said:

Re: your image:

You should modify that to *.ffs_tmp otherwise you will delete ALL files with the .ffs extension.

SUCCESS! I searched for *.ffs_tmp during four tests of 50 each, testing my main programs, then all the rest. It took over 20 minutes and everything works.

Many thanks to you and the others for getting me through this.
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However, there is a mystery. Many of the deleted files have in their names major programs like Photoshop, Bridge, Lightroom and MS Office. (Image 1)

>> What on Earth was FreeFileSync doing accessing bits of these files? Surely backing up is a simple copy operation of the files produced by these programs.
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Returning to temporary files, when FreeFileSync starts every backup, it says it can't copy 6 files. Image 2 shows the particular error message for one of these, and image 3 a list of all of them. Image 4 shows the contents of the Rollback subfolder of one of them, image 5 the contents of a sub sub folder, and image 6 another window about an open directory. FFS offers to ignore these 6 files and I do so each time.

>> Should I delete these? If so, how?. And what do they mean?

Thanks again.

(This seems the last of this saga.)

Callender · 25 Jan 2016

Callender said:

Re: your image:

You should modify that to *.ffs_tmp otherwise you will delete ALL files with the .ffs extension.

SUCCESS! I searched for *.ffs_tmp during four tests of 50 each, testing my main programs, then all the rest. It took over 20 minutes and everything works.

Stevekir said:

Many thanks to you and the others for getting me through this.
............................................................
However, there is a mystery. Many of the deleted files have in their names major programs like Photoshop, Bridge, Lightroom and MS Office. (Image 1)

>> What on Earth was FreeFileSync doing accessing bits of these files? Surely backing up is a simple copy operation of the files produced by these programs.

I know nothing about Free File Sync or it's settings as I have never used it. I'd guess that it's set to backup the directory where those original files are located.
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Stevekir said:

Returning to temporary files, when FreeFileSync starts every backup, it says it can't copy 6 files. Image 2 shows the particular error message for one of these, and image 3 a list of all of them. Image 4 shows the contents of the Rollback subfolder of one of them, image 5 the contents of a sub sub folder, and image 6 another window about an open directory. FFS offers to ignore these 6 files and I do so each time.

>> Should I delete these? If so, how?. And what do they mean?

They are Windows 10 Upgrade files that allow you to upgrade to Windows 10. They should not be removed if you are considering the free upgrade to Windows 10. However I'd say that it's probably wise to stick with Windows 7 at the moment until Windows 10 has become more stable.

Re: Windows 10 upgrade files removal. I'll leave that one for other members to help you with.

There is some info here - just read it for now:

Ultimate Outsider: Using GWX Control Panel to Permanently Remove the 'Get Windows 10' Icon

Ultimate Outsider: The GWX Control Panel FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

Stevekir · 25 Jan 2016

Thank you.