Re: Cannot delete *.tmp

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Thanks for your response.
There's quite a number of similar ones there. Which ones would you recommend
for my particular problem?

"Galen" <galennews@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:%23OeOKlQRFHA.248@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> In news:uwntNEMRFHA.576@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
> johnf <john_f@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> had this to say:
>
> My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
>
> > Have you tried rebooting first, then trying again? It may be still in
> > use.
> >
> >
> >> I went to Search and tried to delete the *.tmp files as part of
> >> regular cleanup. But this time I was prevented. Tried several times
> >> unsuccessfully. First I get the box:
> >> "Compressed (zipped) Folders Error
> >> The compressed (zipped) Folder is invalid or corrupt."
> >> Then the supposed deletion starts in the box: "deleting from
> >> archives" which goes on and on and cannot be cancelled or closed. I
> >> have to open Task Manager which says "Compressed (zipped) Folders
> >> error". I end task and the entire Search page disappears, and I have
> >> to try again, and the same thing happens again. The icon clearly
> >> shows it is files and not Folders. I had managed to delete a few
> >> files, but the type ~DF---.tmp are the ones giving the problems, and
> >> cannot be deleted for the above reasons. What can I do about it?
> >> TIA
>
> If the above advice doesn't do it for you there's some freeware
applications
> here that will go ahead and allow you to clean up your disk(s) fairly
> easily.
>
> http://www.snapfiles.com/freeware/system/fwdiskclean.html
>
> Galen
> --
> Signature changed for a moment of silence.
> Rest well Alex and we'll see you on the other side.
>
>


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