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    Massive Temp Files folder on brand new 1530!

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by stepintoliquid, Aug 10, 2008.

  1. stepintoliquid

    stepintoliquid Notebook Enthusiast

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    i'm gonna post this thread in here as well, might get better feedback.... hope the mods dont mind

    In vista disk cleanup, my temporary files folder is over 8gb big! i'm a little wary to delete the contents, as there could be something important in there? i can recall reading a thread somewhere where someone deleted the large temp file, and had vista delete alot of their programs.

    i've had the laptop for a little less than 2 weeks, and have only installed a small amount of software/games.
     
    stepintoliquid, Aug 10, 2008
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  2. daljeet

    daljeet Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi,

    I don't know about Vista but i am using Xp, i alwasy keep clean my temp files folder by using disk cleanup, i never found any problem.

    Oh no!! 8gb of temp files, thats too much......
     
    daljeet, Aug 10, 2008
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    wywern209 NBR Dark Knight

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    well, why don't u go to the dell thread and look through the reformatting thread? reformatting will get rid of any kind of crap sitting in ur dell laptop. it will make ur laptop an actual new laptop.
     
    wywern209, Aug 10, 2008
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  4. stepintoliquid

    stepintoliquid Notebook Enthusiast

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    bump for anyone with suggestions other than reformatting? laptop performs great the way it came from dell.... and i've already removed the few things i wont use.
     
    stepintoliquid, Aug 14, 2008
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  5. sly

    sly m1530 owner!!!

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    its ok to delete the temp files
     
    sly, Aug 14, 2008
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    keebz Notebook Consultant

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    what exactly are the temp files, and what do they control? I just got my xps 2 days ago as well, so I am not sure what to do about them.
     
    keebz, Aug 14, 2008
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    Forte NBR's Supreme Angel

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    Temp files are normal, yes, they can be frighteningly big, but its normal. Its not bloat, it just comes with whatever you do on the computer. You are free to delete all that. If you want, you can limit the amount of temp files your internet browser generates so it wont grow to 8GB over time.
     
    Forte, Aug 14, 2008
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