[Ham-Computers] Re: Temp Directory

[Duane Fischer, W8DBF]

Understood Loren. However, when one can not "see" the display, one knows not 
what is tagged or highlighted. Hence, I prefer to use a DOS command, such as 
"deltree" which I know does the entire job with one quick command and no 
messing around highlighting etc. You should try it Loren, way faster, safer 
and more efficient then using the mouse.

The format: deltree c:\directory name

You will receive a Y/N prompt as to whether or not to delete the indicated 
folder, or directory, and all of its contents. Press "Y" and enter. It is 
done.

To recreate the temp directory: from the C:\ prompt. Type "MD" followed by 
the desired directory name, press enter. Such as, MD temp

To remove an empty directory, just type: "RD" and the directory name, press 
enter.


Duane Fischer, W8DBF/WPE8CXO
dfischer at usol.com
HHI: Halligan's Hallicrafters International
http://www.w9wze.net
HHRP: Historic Halligan Radio Project
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Loren Moline WA7SKT" <lmoline at hotmail.com>
To: "Computers (or other) used for amateur radio, communications, or 
experimenting" <ham-computers at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 1:43 PM
Subject: RE: [Ham-Computers] Re: Temp Directory


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> Duane,
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> Please excuse me for interupting but you can tag all the folders within 
> the temp folder at once and delete them all.
>
> Loren
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>> 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
>> HHI: Halligan's Hallicrafters International
>> http://www.w9wze.net
>> HHRP: Historic Halligan Radio Project
>> hhrp.w9wze.net
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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
>> > HHI: Halligan's Hallicrafters International
>> > http://www.w9wze.net
>> > HHRP: Historic Halligan Radio Project
>> > hhrp.w9wze.net
>> >
>> >
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