When you’re working on your computer, Windows creates temporary files for temporary use. These files are generated for backup purposes and to store information in a short period of time. They are ...

The hard drive on my wife’s computer is almost full, even though she uses it mostly for email. While looking for things to delete, I noticed that the WindowsTemp folder contains 180 gigabytes of data.

Q: I’m trying to download some not-very-large files from the Web and I get a message saying that either the drive where I’m trying to store the files or the place where temporary files are stored is ...

If a few files stay locked, Safe Mode usually makes cleanup easier because update components aren’t running there. I didn’t ...

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In win 98, I always had a common practice of deleting all the contents of the windows temp file...especially after installing alot of programs. However, I just went to do the same in win2k and found ...