Deleting Windows/Temp files

I have a number of files in sub-folders in my Windows/Temp
folder on my C drive. Running Disk Cleanup does not seem
to eliminate them, especially a large number in a sub-
folder labeled Am. Can the sub-folders in this Temp folder
be all deleted manually without consequence?
Thanks

As a matter of principle, I would want to know what's making those files.
But, generally, files that are in the TEMP folder are safe to delete
immediately after a fresh restart of your machine. The restart is to ensure
that no reprogramming or reconfiguration changes that have been scheduled
for startup remain in limbo from the current Windows session, since many of
these kinds of procedures rely on TEMP files to complete their tasks.

Certain files will be undeletable unless you have first disable the
background program that's created them from running. As for determining what
is creating the files, perhaps it's easiest to *Copy* the existing ones to a
new folder, then watch carefully to see what gets created right after
startup, what gets created when you run your favorite apps, etc.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP for Win9x

"Peter" wrote in message
...
I have a number of files in sub-folders in my Windows/Temp
folder on my C drive. Running Disk Cleanup does not seem
to eliminate them, especially a large number in a sub-
folder labeled Am. Can the sub-folders in this Temp folder
be all deleted manually without consequence?
Thanks

Thank Gary.
-----Original Message-----
As a matter of principle, I would want to know what's
making those files.
But, generally, files that are in the TEMP folder are
safe to delete
immediately after a fresh restart of your machine. The
restart is to ensure
that no reprogramming or reconfiguration changes that
have been scheduled
for startup remain in limbo from the current Windows
session, since many of
these kinds of procedures rely on TEMP files to complete
their tasks.

Certain files will be undeletable unless you have first
disable the
background program that's created them from running. As
for determining what
is creating the files, perhaps it's easiest to *Copy* the
existing ones to a
new folder, then watch carefully to see what gets created
right after
startup, what gets created when you run your favorite
apps, etc.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP for Win9x

"Peter" wrote in message
...
I have a number of files in sub-folders in my
Windows/Temp
folder on my C drive. Running Disk Cleanup does not seem
to eliminate them, especially a large number in a sub-
folder labeled Am. Can the sub-folders in this Temp
folder
be all deleted manually without consequence?
Thanks

.

You're welcome. And yes, once you're clear on where those files came from,
you can delete that copied folder. One word of additional caution. I always
suggest that people think about their situation before deleting TEMP files,
particularly if it is subsequent to some crash or other problem. In some
cases, this is where apps save "timed backup" files, and they may be all
that's remaining of your work after a crash. Worse yet, they may not be
recognizable as such from their names. Only by using the application's
backup recovery function do you realize what those files were. Second, many
crash "debug" logs are stored here, and if you or a support tech intend to
figure out what's going wrong with some app, these may prove invaluable.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP for Win9x

wrote in message
...
Thank Gary.
-----Original Message-----
As a matter of principle, I would want to know what's
making those files.
But, generally, files that are in the TEMP folder are
safe to delete
immediately after a fresh restart of your machine. The
restart is to ensure
that no reprogramming or reconfiguration changes that
have been scheduled
for startup remain in limbo from the current Windows
session, since many of
these kinds of procedures rely on TEMP files to complete
their tasks.

Certain files will be undeletable unless you have first
disable the
background program that's created them from running. As
for determining what
is creating the files, perhaps it's easiest to *Copy* the
existing ones to a
new folder, then watch carefully to see what gets created
right after
startup, what gets created when you run your favorite
apps, etc.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP for Win9x

"Peter" wrote in message
...
I have a number of files in sub-folders in my
Windows/Temp
folder on my C drive. Running Disk Cleanup does not seem
to eliminate them, especially a large number in a sub-
folder labeled Am. Can the sub-folders in this Temp
folder
be all deleted manually without consequence?
Thanks

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