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    Win 7, clearing Temp files

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by JOSEA, Feb 11, 2011.

  1. JOSEA

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    Is it a good idea to regularly clear C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Temp\
    on a regular basis?I have not cleared it in 9 months since getting my ASUS,
    right now it contains 160 MEg of files.
    The reason I ask is becasuse I just had a BSOD and found this related report:
    "Files that help describe the problem:
    C:\Windows\Minidump\021011-18376-01.dmp
    C:\Users\XXX\AppData\Local\Temp\WER-21933-0.sysdata.xml"
    Thanks, Josea
     
    JOSEA, Feb 11, 2011
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  2. goofball

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    Always a good idea to clean them out, helps keep the system clean. you can use CCleaner or the built-in Windows Disk Cleanup tool to clear out unnecessary files.
     
    goofball, Feb 11, 2011
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  3. Primes

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    +1 for ccleaner. scroll down to the builds page and get the portable one. nothing to install, just run the exe.
     
    Primes, Feb 11, 2011
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  4. JOSEA

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    Thainks , I really appreciate the quick responses. This is not like the ASUS forum here where you PM people and are ignored, or post questions and no matter what are told to reload windows or flash to a hacked VBIOS.
     
    JOSEA, Feb 11, 2011
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  5. DetlevCM

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    To be honest, it is not essential to clean out the temp folder - well written software should write to it, and remove the written files afterwards.

    On that note though - CCleaner & the built in disk cleanup are two tools that allow you to safely clean out temporary files. (e.g. CCleaner for example ignores files younger than 48 hours)
     
    DetlevCM, Feb 12, 2011
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  6. JOSEA

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    Thanks for all replies, interesting side note, In my up I mentiond an .xml file in that folder related to a BSOD, after reboot, the file was not there and I did not delete it. I have always manually deleted these type of file but just wanted 2 B sure.
     
    JOSEA, Feb 12, 2011
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    manually deleting stuff in there is not needed. and the xml can not relate to a BSOD, it's just a textfile.

    just don't care about that stuff.
     
    davepermen, Feb 12, 2011
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  8. JOSEA

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    Gottcha... I have 80 gig ssd as primary and am only using 30 gig anyway.
    the crucial thing is the .dmp file right? I posted about it in ASUS forum and am awaiting more replies! ThankX, J
     
    JOSEA, Feb 12, 2011
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