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In news:OdA4hydxEHA.3844@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl,
Colin Barnhorst <colinbarharst(nojunk)@msn.com> typed:
> Sorry, Ken, your reply was not up when I replied. Didn't mean
> to
> step on you.
Not a problem, Colin. There's nothing wrong with a second person
saying the same thing. It lends credibility to the answer.
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Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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> "Ken Blake" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
> news:uvDQYrdxEHA.392@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> In news:25464-418FDDB2-525@storefull-3155.bay.webtv.net,
>> Jim Murphy <no_working_mailbox@webtv.net> typed:
>>
>>> This is something I would also like to know. I've read that I
>>> should
>>> be able to safely delete any temporary file such as those
>>> found in
>>> "C:Windows\temp" and other temp folders.
>>>
>>> But when I tried a wholesale delete of the contents of
>>> C:Windows\temp, I got popups saying that some of the files
>>> were in
>>> use and could not be deleted. So I let Windows delete what it
>>> wanted
>>> to through the disc cleanup utility.
>>>
>>> Will someone please explain??
>>
>>
>> It's exactly as it says. Some of the files are in use and
>> Windows
>> won't let you delete a file in use. If you were to delete a
>> file in
>> use, the application using it would probably crash. Worst
>> case, the
>> whole system could crash.
>>
>> You can safely delete any temp file you are able to delete.
>> The ones
>> not safe to delete, Windows protects and won't allow you to
>> delete.
>>
>> There's really no problem here that needs addressing. It's a
>> normal
>> situation that, at any time, *some* temp files are in use and
>> can't
>> be deleted. The next time you boot, those files will be
>> deletable.
>>
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>> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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