[Ham-Computers] Re: Temp Directory

[Loren Moline WA7SKT]

Duane,

Please excuse me for interupting but you can tag all the folders within the temp folder at once and delete them all.

Loren

                                                                                         
                          
                                 



> From: dfischer at usol.com
> To: aaron.hsu at nbcuni.com; Ham-Computers at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 13:42:18 -0500
> CC: 
> Subject: [Ham-Computers] Re: Temp Directory
> 
> Aaron,
> 
> Why not invoke the command prompt, from the C:\ screen, use "deltree" and 
> remove the temp directory and all of the sub-directories? The use "MD" to 
> make a new temp directory?
> 
> Otherwise I have forty some sub-directories within the temp directory that I 
> will have to manually empty.
> 
> Unless, that is, I must retain the temp directory with all of those 
> sub-directories intact! I have never heard of such a thing, but then again, 
> I am still happy in my DOS cave!
> 
> 
> Duane Fischer, W8DBF/WPE8CXO
> dfischer at usol.com
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Hsu, Aaron (NBC Universal)" <aaron.hsu at nbcuni.com>
> To: "I>Ham-Computers" <Ham-Computers at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 12:57 PM
> Subject: RE: Temp Directory
> 
> 
> > Good day, Duane (et al),
> >
> > On your system, you can safely delete the contents of the C:\TEMP folder. 
> > But, you need to keep the TEMP folder itself as the "TEMP" and "TMP" 
> > environment variables point to C:\TEMP.  By default, Win2K/XP point "TEMP" 
> > and "TMP" to a TEMP folder within the user profile of whoever's logged-on, 
> > but I prefer to create a "common" TEMP folder on the root to make finding 
> > and emptying the TEMP folder easier.  If the TEMP folder is missing, then 
> > some apps will not work as they can't find the TEMP folder referenced by 
> > the environment variables.
> >
> > So, again, it's safe to delete the contents of the folder, but not the 
> > folder itself.  Also, since Windows usually has some temp files open, you 
> > may not be able to delete all the files.  But, you should be able to 
> > delete a majority of them.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> >  - Aaron, NN6O
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 6:24 PM
> > Subject: [Ham-Computers] Re Temp Directory
> >
> >
> >
> > Hello All,
> >
> > This system is a Compaq business system, but at my request, using Windows 
> > XP
> > Home Edition as the OS.
> >
> > The C:\ root shows a 'temp' directory created by Windows. It contains 44
> > sub-directories. The HD space used is about 71 billion.
> >
> > Everything contained in the directory, as well as the sub-directories,
> > Windows put there, not I.
> >
> > Is there any reason as to why I can not simply delete the entire 
> > directory?
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
> > Duane Fischer, W8DBF/WPE8CXO
> > dfischer at usol.com
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> >
> >
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