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Hi,
Don't know of, nor would you want to, limit the size of the user-defined
temp folder. You can always create a small .bat file to clear the contents
with this target:
%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp
Something like this in notepad saved as deltemp.bat should take care of
stray files in the user temp folders::
erase /q /f /s "%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp\*.*"
exit
But keep in mind that some programs will be actively using files in the temp
folder, so it may not be such a great idea. I don't use the disk cleanup
myself, but my impression is that it included the local user's temp folder
as well as the system ones.
--
Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Windows
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:189a801c44b9e$c885e2b0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> Thanks Rick.
> I have moved the Temp file to an external hard drive to
> have a fallback if trouble developed, but there appears to
> be no problem with removing it from my user folder. It
> would be nice if I could empty the Temp file automatically
> or if at least it could be done through DiscCleanup.
> However, DiscCleanup shows some other Temp file than the
> one that appears in the user folder. It was indicating
> the Temp file was empty when in fact the one in my user
> folder was 890MB! It appears that there are Temp files in
> each user folder and in the C\: root directory as well.
> None of them seems to correspond to the Temp file that
> DiscCleanup displays. Any ideas for keeping the size of
> the Temp file down.
> Fred
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Hi,
> >
> >That is the user-defined temp folder, and the same rules
> apply as a
> >system-defined temp folder. You should be able to delete
> it without
> >reservation.
> >
> >--
> >Best of Luck,
> >
> >Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Windows
> >Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
> >http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> >Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
> >www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> >Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
> >
> ><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >news:185f301c44b56$9e293d70$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> >> Thanks, Rick. The "Temp" folder is a sub-folder
> of "Local
> >> Settings". Local Settings is a hidden file, though not
> >> (based on some playing round with the view tab of folder
> >> options) a systems folder. When I make Local settings
> >> visible, the Temp sub-folder properties do not indicate
> is
> >> is a hidden folder. If it isn't essential, I would like
> >> to delete it from the existing user account as well as
> not
> >> copying it to the new account. What do you think?
> >> Fred
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >Hi,
> >> >
> >> >Generally, nothing in a temp folder is essential. I
> >> would not copy that
> >> >file over. Right-click the file and select properties,
> >> see if the tabs tell
> >> >you anything about the origins of this file.
> >> >
> >> >--
> >> >Best of Luck,
> >> >
> >> >Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Windows
> >> >Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
> >> >http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> >> >Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
> >> >www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> >> >Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
> >> >
> >> >"Fred Hoffman" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
> >> wrote in message
> >> >news:18b5801c44b44$234b4010$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> >> >> In the process of adding a new user to my WindowsXP
> Home
> >> >> system (which now has one user folder in addition to
> >> >> the "default user" and "all user" folders), I
> >> discovered a
> >> >> large (890MB) Temp folder in the local settings
> folder
> >> of
> >> >> my active user (administrator) folder. If I copy the
> >> >> existing user profile to the new user will this file
> >> >> transfer? Is it necessary or could I delete it in
> the
> >> >> existing user folder?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >.
> >> >
> >
> >
> >.
> >
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