What files can I delete?

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Hi all. I'm trying to track down junk files and found lots of stuff in
C:\DOCUME~1\USER\LOCALS~1\TEMP. I foolishly deleted everything in this folder
and someone told me I shouldn't have deleted the Microsoft folder. What kind
of problems can I expect and what is the fix if this was a mistake?

Thanks, in advance, for your time.
Doug

 

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"Dum Dums are yummy" wrote:

> Hi all. I'm trying to track down junk files and found lots of stuff in
> C:\DOCUME~1\USER\LOCALS~1\TEMP. I foolishly deleted everything in this folder
> and someone told me I shouldn't have deleted the Microsoft folder. What kind
> of problems can I expect and what is the fix if this was a mistake?
>
> Thanks, in advance, for your time.
> Doug
If it hasn't been emptied, go to the Recycle bin, right click on the file
name and choose Restore. Then do your research.

 

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Hi Doug,

There is nothing wrong with deleting the contents of that folder, it is for
temporary housing of files. Nothing in there is supposed to be permanent.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Dum Dums are yummy" <Dum Dums are yummy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:5B592A28-07C3-47BD-A83A-3ED03824B534@microsoft.com...
> Hi all. I'm trying to track down junk files and found lots of stuff in
> C:\DOCUME~1\USER\LOCALS~1\TEMP. I foolishly deleted everything in this
> folder
> and someone told me I shouldn't have deleted the Microsoft folder. What
> kind
> of problems can I expect and what is the fix if this was a mistake?
>
> Thanks, in advance, for your time.
> Doug

 

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Thanks guys. I really appreciate you time. Next time I’ll ask before I get
into things I know nothing about. So far; no problems.

"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:

> Hi Doug,
>
> There is nothing wrong with deleting the contents of that folder, it is for
> temporary housing of files. Nothing in there is supposed to be permanent.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Dum Dums are yummy" <Dum Dums are yummy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:5B592A28-07C3-47BD-A83A-3ED03824B534@microsoft.com...
> > Hi all. I'm trying to track down junk files and found lots of stuff in
> > C:\DOCUME~1\USER\LOCALS~1\TEMP. I foolishly deleted everything in this
> > folder
> > and someone told me I shouldn't have deleted the Microsoft folder. What
> > kind
> > of problems can I expect and what is the fix if this was a mistake?
> >
> > Thanks, in advance, for your time.
> > Doug
>
>
>