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Emptying the Temp Folder
Hello,
I can't download my email. Knowledge base article 936986 says I need to empty the Temp folder, so I ran Disk Cleanup and emptied Temporary files, but I still can't download my email. So I noticed that my %temp% folder, which resolves to: C:\Documents and Settings\Shane\Local Settings\Temp\ is almost 1 GB in size (even though Disk Cleanup says that the Temporary files size is 0). There are almost 5,000 files in the %temp% folder, dating back to 2000. So, does Disk Cleanup delete files in a different folder? If so, what exactly does it clean up? Thanks, Shane Windows XP Home SP3 |
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Emptying the Temp Folder
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Description of the Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310312 --- Leonard Grey Errare humanum est Shane Goodman wrote: Hello, I can't download my email. Knowledge base article 936986 says I need to empty the Temp folder, so I ran Disk Cleanup and emptied Temporary files, but I still can't download my email. So I noticed that my %temp% folder, which resolves to: C:\Documents and Settings\Shane\Local Settings\Temp\ is almost 1 GB in size (even though Disk Cleanup says that the Temporary files size is 0). There are almost 5,000 files in the %temp% folder, dating back to 2000. So, does Disk Cleanup delete files in a different folder? If so, what exactly does it clean up? Thanks, Shane Windows XP Home SP3 |
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Shane Goodman wrote:
Hello, I can't download my email. Knowledge base article 936986 says I need to empty the Temp folder, so I ran Disk Cleanup and emptied Temporary files, but I still can't download my email. So I noticed that my %temp% folder, which resolves to: C:\Documents and Settings\Shane\Local Settings\Temp\ is almost 1 GB in size (even though Disk Cleanup says that the Temporary files size is 0). There are almost 5,000 files in the %temp% folder, dating back to 2000. So, does Disk Cleanup delete files in a different folder? If so, what exactly does it clean up? Thanks, Shane Windows XP Home SP3 I read Leonard's link and I didn't really see where the article said where temp was. However my %TEMP% variable does point to what you stated (other than the user name part). I'd just clear out the temp folder manually. I just ran cleanup on mine, and I have a 2006 program in there and a lot of junk and its still there. So obviously there is something going on. However if you're short on space then this is only a stop gap you know. More for others viewing this thread, what program are you using for email and do you get an error message? Could you repeat it in detail. Thanks. Good luck. |
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Shane
Using Disk CleanUp only removes files relating to the User Profile you are in at the time Disk CleanUp is run. If you share your computer with another user it will not remove files in the other persons profile or which have been acquired whilst running the computer as the Administrator. There is a better freeware alternative to Disk CleanUp. An alternative to Disk CleanUp is cCleaner (freeware) which does a more thorough job than Disk CleanUp. Disk CleanUp has to be run for each user profile, whereas cCleaner only needs to be run once. http://www.ccleaner.com/ccdownload.asp http://www.ccleaner.com/ With any cleaner you need to proceed with caution. To be safe you should create a restore point before using cCleaner. cCleaner also offers backup before removal. When using cCleaner think twice before checking Autocomplete Form History under Internet Explorer. You do get a warning but this one has irritating consequences. You may need to restore your system's recollection of passwords after use so keep a record off computer so that they can easily be re-entered. Leave the Scan for Issues option alone. cCleaner does not remove restore points. You need to use Disk CleanUp for this. Select Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk CleanUp, More Options, System Restore and remove all but the latest System Restore point. -- Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Shane Goodman wrote: Hello, I can't download my email. Knowledge base article 936986 says I need to empty the Temp folder, so I ran Disk Cleanup and emptied Temporary files, but I still can't download my email. So I noticed that my %temp% folder, which resolves to: C:\Documents and Settings\Shane\Local Settings\Temp\ is almost 1 GB in size (even though Disk Cleanup says that the Temporary files size is 0). There are almost 5,000 files in the %temp% folder, dating back to 2000. So, does Disk Cleanup delete files in a different folder? If so, what exactly does it clean up? Thanks, Shane Windows XP Home SP3 |
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