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Windows ME - how to delete temp files

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by ellenj

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Does anyone know if the procedure to delete windows temp files in ME is the same as for 98?

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by djent

Win ME is just Win98 with new bugs so the process should be the same. Do a FIND on *.TMP, mark and delete your choices. You have to wonder if the "great minds" at MS are capable of creating a houskeeping utility to cleanup the litter they leave in their path. Now that would be a real feature instead of useless widgits they now bloat the OS with.

by ellenj

The folder I am referencing is the Windows/temp folder and it has alot more than .tmp files in it. The instructions for 98 have you go to ms-dos mode to delete the files, but ME doesn't let you go to ms-dos without windows running in the background

by djent

Hi Ellen,
If you go to START/FIND, enter *.TMP, you will get a list of every temp file on you HD. At this point you can select any or all TMP files, press the delete key and they will go the recycle bin. Do not empty the bin before confirming that your applications function correctly. I am not suggesting that you delete any and all files in the Temp DIR.

by bobho

The easiest way to clean up temporary files is with the Disk Cleanup utility that comes with Windows ME. Click Start->Program Files->Accessories->System Tools and choose Disk Cleanup. You have options for cleaning up temporary files, Internet Cache files and MRU listings to name a few.

DrBob:>)

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