Re: *.tmp files in C:\Documents and Settings\...

"Tom" <Tom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:5D4DAFE8-8E88-4E87-895B-FF15CA6111FA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
WinXP Pro SP2 all MS updates
Laptop
80GB primary/65GB used; 160GB secondary USB/135GB used (both ATA, not SATA)
C:\Documents and Settings\UserID.DomainName\Local Settings\Temp

I've recently noticed about 100MB of *.tmp files and others in the above set
of directories. Many of these files are dated before 2008 or essentially
before the last cold boot into the WinXP OS. Is it ok to delete these files
en-mass? Like ALL of them? What's the pro/con on it besides making me feel
like I've recovered 100MB of disk space?
As a general question, what files under C:\...\Local Settings\Temp\ should I
keep?
[I have some directories named: _SkypeIEToolbar_Cache; Acrobat Distiller 6;
Adobe; CitrixLogs; ...; outlook logging; wz5144 (for WinZip 11.1 I think)
I also have the Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files directory...
TIA!

The easiest way to clear all of these at once is to use ccleaner: www.ccleaner.com

It's small and fast and free.

Pay attention to the options, as it may also remove cookies that you want to keep.

HTH
-pk

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