Re: C:/WINDOWS/TEMP.....?
From: Rock (rock_at_comcast.nospam.net)
Date: 09/17/04
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Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 20:08:13 -0700
Dale Richards wrote:
> Rock wrote:
>
>>DWDrummer489 wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Hi, could someone tell me what the C:/WINDOWS/TEMP folder is for. Is it
>>>the same as the C:/DOCUMENTSANDSETTINGS.LOCALSETTINGS/TEMP ?
>>>Can its contents be deleted???
>>>
>>>Thanx, Jeff
>>
>>Yes you can delete these items. If the system is using them it won't
>>let you.
>
>
> What about the files the system might need to use in a few minutes' time?
>
> As a general rule, don't delete anything from this folder that was created
> since the last time you restarted your computer.
>
>
Well that's common sense. If you're in the middle of doing an install
or such, wait till it's finished and reboot if necessary, but I have
never had a problem with deleting these files or should I say deleting
something that later became a problem. Windows locks the files in this
directory that are in use.
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