Basically, if it's in a temp directory, it should be a temporary file, and after a couple of re-boots and/or a 24 hour life the files should not be needed.
note - should If I'm looking at this sort of directory, and I'm not sure, I move it to a 'tteemmpp' directory at the root of C: Then if the system boots and runs without evident need for those files I Delete it Re Internet temporary files: IE - Tools Internet Options General Settings View Files should give you the relevant directory name You'll probably want to keep the cookies Adjust the space as you think appropriate - 400Mb should be loads Set pages in history as appropriate - a week should be long enough, you are either visiting a site frequently, or it probably isn't worth keeping the entries - UNLESS you only have a slow connection Back to Windows explorer - and onto the temp storage directory down to the Content.IE5 ? directory and search 12000 files ? or only 6000 - html htm gif js pdf swf jpg - and all those 0 length files - Remember this is the temp storage for web browsing - about all you cannot automatically replace just by visiting the sites are the cookies and they are mostly in the higher level directory. as a cleanout you could just delete all of these files, but I would suggest deleting them in blocks of less than 1500 at a time JimB ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Poer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 9:37 PM Subject: Re: System32 folder will not open > How do I know just which TEMP folders and Tempororay Internet Files folders > I can safely go in and clean house on? > Jim > > -----Original Message----- > From: Windows Home/SOHO [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf > Of James Button > Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 3:01 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: System32 folder will not open > > More checks to do: > Task manager processes - CPU ?, Mem Usage, Mem Delta, PF Delta, Page Fault s, > VM Size, I/O Read, I/O Other, ( I/O Write) > > Got Symantec - Is it set to do scan after liveupdate > Got Symantec - Is it set to do normal check rather than Smartscan > Is Windows firewall active as well as other firewall/AV processes > > Clean out the Internet temp (and check that it has cleaned out most of the > zero length files) > Check what's in the Temp directories > > JimB > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim Poer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 7:42 PM > Subject: Re: System32 folder will not open > > http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html > -- > ---------------------------------------- > The WIN-HOME mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned > LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: > http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html -- ---------------------------------------- The WIN-HOME mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html
