Is there any harm to system in deleting .tmp files?
This is a discussion about Is there any harm to system in deleting .tmp files? in the Windows Hardware category; hi! Pl let me know if there is any problem if i delete temp files. my system running short of disk space. The temp files occupied upto 60 mb. thanx. regards vens.
hi!
Pl let me know if there is any problem
if i delete temp files.
my system running short of disk space.The temp files occupied upto 60 mb.
thanx.
regards
vens
Pl let me know if there is any problem
if i delete temp files.
my system running short of disk space.The temp files occupied upto 60 mb.
thanx.
regards
vens
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No. Delete 'em.
In a perfect world all .tmp files would automatically be deleated as the system finished using them.
I have noticed that there aren't half as many flying around under Win2k as there are under other OS's.
Delete the little space & cluster consuming gits.
I have noticed that there aren't half as many flying around under Win2k as there are under other OS's.
Delete the little space & cluster consuming gits.
If you do a start/run/cmd
and then type in the command SET
Look at the lines:
TEMP=C:\DOCUME~1\PHILLI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp
TMP=C:\DOCUME~1\PHILLI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp
That is where all temp files will go. You can redirect that if you wish by right-clicking on My computer/properties/Advanced/Environment Variables/
You'll see the 2 lines at the top. Don't mess with the stuff at the bottom unless you know what your doing.
If you redirect the TEMP files to another hard drive/partition you can save yourself from alot of fragmentation on your HD.
and then type in the command SET
Look at the lines:
TEMP=C:\DOCUME~1\PHILLI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp
TMP=C:\DOCUME~1\PHILLI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp
That is where all temp files will go. You can redirect that if you wish by right-clicking on My computer/properties/Advanced/Environment Variables/
You'll see the 2 lines at the top. Don't mess with the stuff at the bottom unless you know what your doing.
If you redirect the TEMP files to another hard drive/partition you can save yourself from alot of fragmentation on your HD.
Another good way to delete them in win98 and better is to use Disk Cleanup.
Open up My Computer, right-click on your hard drive and hit Properties. Then there's a button called 'Disk Cleanup . . .'
The nice thing about that is that it can delete the temp files in all profiles in Win2k (***uming your admin, of course)
[This message has been edited by JediBaron (edited 02 December 2000).]
Open up My Computer, right-click on your hard drive and hit Properties. Then there's a button called 'Disk Cleanup . . .'
The nice thing about that is that it can delete the temp files in all profiles in Win2k (***uming your admin, of course)
[This message has been edited by JediBaron (edited 02 December 2000).]
OP
friend i had tried with the disk clean
but it is not at all recommending any of
the temp files to clean except some
files which are of 0.8mb
can i proceed manually deleting the temp
files which occupied most of my disk space?
thanx
regards
vens
but it is not at all recommending any of
the temp files to clean except some
files which are of 0.8mb
can i proceed manually deleting the temp
files which occupied most of my disk space?
thanx
regards
vens
there shouldn't be any problems deleting *.tmp files but make sure u don't delete backup files that word makes- just incase ur computer crached when on ur document. that .tmp file saved me hours of work when my comp crashed
