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Deleting Windows temporary files
During normal operation, Windows constantly creates new temporary (.tmp)
files. You can safely delete all but the most recent .tmp files.
To delete .tmp files:
1 Open Windows Explorer, then select Tools, Find, then Files and Folders.
2 In the Named text box, type *.tmp.
3 In the Look in drop down list, select your drive letter.
4 Click Find Now. The list of .tmp files appears.
5 Click Modified above the list. To see the Modified button, you may need
to maximize the Find window. The list is sorted by date.
6 Highlight all the files in the list except those with the current date.
7 Press SHIFT + DELETE. A dialog box opens asking if you want to delete the
files.
8 Click Yes. The files are deleted.
Deleting temporary Internet files
As you visit Web sites, your browser stores temporary Internet files on your
hard drive in a memory cache and a disk cache. Files in the memory cache are
removed when you turn off your computer. Files are saved in the disk cache
until the space designated for the cache is full. See your browser’s Help files
for instructions on emptying the disk cache.
You can save space on the hard drive by decreasing the size of the Internet
file disk cache. See your browser’s Help files for instructions.
Emptying the Recycle Bin
When you delete a file from your hard drive in Windows NT, it is not
immediately removed from the hard drive. Instead, the file is moved into the
Recycle Bin. Because files are stored in the Recycle Bin and not deleted from
the hard drive immediately, you can retrieve a file that you accidentally delete
from the hard drive.
To delete all the files from the Recycle Bin, right-click the
Recycle Bin icon
on the desktop, then click
Empty Recycle Bin.
You can save space on the hard drive by decreasing the size of the Recycle Bin.
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