My system is running slower and I have many, many temporary files but I hate to delete them all without some advise.
2006-07-24 14:21:55 · 11 answers · asked by lowell_wait@sbcglobal.net 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
No, files that have the extender code of TMP are designed to be only temporary, that's what TMP means. If the computer needs them for some reason then it won't let you delete them.
I recommend that you run the Disk Cleaner program, which is a part of the Windows Operating System. It will clean out these files and other unneeded files automatically.
Go to the Desktop and double click on My Computer, then select the C: drive and right click on the mouse to get the drop down menu, and then select properties. A menu will appear. Look at the pie chart that determines how full the drive is. Then look down, on the menu, and to the right to see the Disk Cleanup Button. Press that button and follow the Wizard. Windows will automatically check for TMP files, and old install files that it doesn't need anymore and erase them.
You should also clean up your cookies folder. Cookies are small text files put on your machine by web sites to track your preferences. Cookies store your password and user name, which files you have downloaded, and other information. Information that can all easily be replaced, as long as you have a copy of your website passwords and user names. The passwords themselves are not stored on your computer or changed by deleting the cookies. The cookies only hold the data that you have chosen to let the website remind you of them.
Go to Internet Explorer and select Tools from the Menu bar at the top of the page. A menu should appear with tabs at the top. The General tab should be displayed. If not then select it. In the middle of the General Menu on the left side is a button called Delete Cookies. Press that button and it will clean out your cookie folder for you. You can also go near the bottom on the right of the menu and select the Clear History button. Although your Internet History doesn't take up a lot of space you can clear it easily. The Internet History keeps track of all the websites that you have visited for the past three weeks.
Once you have finished deleting files then go to the Recycler Bin and empty it. At that point you will finally clear up the disk space. By getting rid of the cookies you will also improve your Internet performance speed.
Stiggy is lying to you.
2006-07-24 14:40:59 · answer #1 · answered by Dan S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually not...You can delete the contents of the temp directories too there is one in Windows../In docs and settings and in user\local settings\temp which you will have to unhide to find...I would recommend moving them to a back up file, rebooting and making sure they were not needed before permanently deleting them,,,SOme temp files are in fact needed by some programs which use them everytime you access them... Frontpage for example... Cookies and internet temp files... Make a ram disc and save your temp internet files there...Then every time you shut down they will be deleted...Good Luck
2006-07-24 21:28:59 · answer #2 · answered by JAR2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually deleting all files in C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Local Settings\temp should not harm anything. You won't be able to delete the files currently in use.
You can run a tool called cleanmgr
Just go to start>run and type cleanmgr and push enter.
2006-07-24 21:30:39 · answer #3 · answered by To Be Free 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Temporary files are put there by the internet, they are not required to run Windows XP.
2006-07-24 21:25:57 · answer #4 · answered by nighthawk_842003 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a recommended thing to do. Also delete temporary internet files and cookies from your browser.
2006-07-24 21:25:00 · answer #5 · answered by icynici 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No...it will alert you when one is a system file or being used by an active program. I "obtained" a registry cleaner...I run it whenever the systems starts to get slow. Does pretty well in fixing my issues.
2006-07-24 21:27:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
best to get a ccleaner or hd cleaner if you do not know what you are doing and let it do the cleaning a super clean,both are free just choose one,and one can delete all in temporary files,for the cleaner go to
http://majorgeeks.com/
MajorGeeks
2006-07-24 21:26:56 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like a few other people said, CCleaner, is a great one click solution for cleaning unneeded files off your computer safely. Free too.
2006-07-24 21:29:32 · answer #8 · answered by Mr. Bojangles 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
absolutely not .tmp files are not needed as are cookies or .chk files. go and delete
2006-07-24 21:24:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
download ccleaner
its free, gets ridda temp,unneeded files.
2006-07-24 21:25:36 · answer #10 · answered by phill281 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋