A.K.R. Posted July 11, 2004 Share Posted July 11, 2004 Argh...! I did not know what happened, but what I know is, there are a lot of files in my %TEMP% folder which I need to clear out, but I'm not very sure if it is OK. I tried using Spybot - Search and Destroy's Secure Shredder to shred these files away, but it crashed the program, and no files were erased. What should I do? Most of the files inside, interestingly, are those small avatars on deviantART.com. How did they end up in there, I seriously do not know. I also see that there are a lot of files that I have extracted from .zip files lying inside there. Why were they not deleted? I use PowerArchiver for handling .zip files, and Firefox to surf the web. Below is a screenshot of my %TEMP% folder: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/188896-help-lots-of-temporary-files/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozgeek Posted July 11, 2004 Share Posted July 11, 2004 Any files in any TEMP files are safe to delete. They are just rubbish files used by installers and setup programs. If a program needs something in it and it is in use, it will tell you via a Access Denied message. It is best to move theose files out somewhere else and hold for a day or two. If your computer behaves as normal withou those files, you can delete them permenantly. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/188896-help-lots-of-temporary-files/#findComment-2461666 Share on other sites More sharing options...
StealthCanadian Posted July 11, 2004 Share Posted July 11, 2004 I totally Agree, its the same thing I do, I also have a batch file that runs at startup that clears out that folder as well. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/188896-help-lots-of-temporary-files/#findComment-2461672 Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.K.R. Posted July 11, 2004 Author Share Posted July 11, 2004 OK, I will try out your mentioned methods. And "StealthCanadian", if you can, pass me your batch file. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/188896-help-lots-of-temporary-files/#findComment-2461679 Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.K.R. Posted July 11, 2004 Author Share Posted July 11, 2004 Oops... I don't know how it got posted twice... must be my stupid internet connection and my stupid father using the telephone at the wrong time :crazy: . Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/188896-help-lots-of-temporary-files/#findComment-2461682 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozgeek Posted July 12, 2004 Share Posted July 12, 2004 You can use mine: (it is part of my own cleanup batch which starts up automatically when I log on to Windows XP) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/188896-help-lots-of-temporary-files/#findComment-2470672 Share on other sites More sharing options...
VG11489 Posted July 12, 2004 Share Posted July 12, 2004 hey winxptwker do u have any other batches that can be helpful thx VG Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/188896-help-lots-of-temporary-files/#findComment-2470690 Share on other sites More sharing options...
erp Posted July 12, 2004 Share Posted July 12, 2004 Just use the disk cleanup that comes with windows. Nobody needs anything else. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/188896-help-lots-of-temporary-files/#findComment-2470708 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozgeek Posted July 12, 2004 Share Posted July 12, 2004 erp said: Just use the disk cleanup that comes with windows. Nobody needs anything else. But you have to go there and do it manually. This batch file I put in my startup folder perform all the cleanup that Disk Cleanup does too, but automatically. I have never gone to Disk Cleanup since I made this cleanup batch. VG11489, I will see what I can post that is useful. I have like thousands that does different things. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/188896-help-lots-of-temporary-files/#findComment-2470775 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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