[Ham-Computers] Re: Temp Directory

Duane Fischer, W8DBF dfischer at usol.com
Thu Mar 6 15:08:03 EST 2008 

Do not use the "\"! Use: deltree C:\thurs and press 'enter'


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

----- 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 2:58 PM
Subject: RE: [Ham-Computers] Re: Temp Directory


>
> Duane,
>
> I just went to dos prompt.
>
> At C prompt I typed md thurs....then cd thurs...then md fri.
>
> So now I had a directory Thurs which had a directory fri in it.
>
> I typed cd\ to get back to c prompt.
>
> I typed in deltree c:\thurs\
> Now the fri directory was gone but the thurs was there and all it had was 
> 2 empty directories.
>
> Loren
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>> From: dfischer at usol.com
>> To: ham-computers at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] Re: Temp Directory
>> Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 14:50:44 -0500
>>
>> No, Loren. I have done it. Everything goes away.
>>
>>
>> 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
>>
>> ----- 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 2:16 PM
>> Subject: RE: [Ham-Computers] Re: Temp Directory
>>
>>
>> >
>> > Duane,
>> >
>> > I believe if you use deltree c:\temp\ that the temp directory will stay
>> > but will be cleaned out ..
>> >
>> > Loren
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >> From: lmoline at hotmail.com
>> >> To: ham-computers at mailman.qth.net
>> >> Subject: RE: [Ham-Computers] Re: Temp Directory
>> >> Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 11:07:56 -0800
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Duane,
>> >>
>> >> You can use switches and wildcard in the deltree command I believe. 
>> >> The
>> >> you could type deltree c:\temp\*.* / whatever switches to delete
>> >> subdirectories or empty directories I believe.
>> >>
>> >> Loren
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> > From: dfischer at usol.com
>> >> > To: ham-computers at mailman.qth.net
>> >> > Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] Re: Temp Directory
>> >> > Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 14:04:10 -0500
>> >> >
>> >> > 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
>> >> > hhrp.w9wze.net
>> >> >
>> >> > ----- 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
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > >
>> >> > > 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
>> >> > >> HHI: Halligan's Hallicrafters International
>> >> > >> http://www.w9wze.net
>> >> > >> HHRP: Historic Halligan Radio Project
>> >> > >> hhrp.w9wze.net
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >> ----- 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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>> >> > >> > 3/3/2008
>> >> > >> > 6:50 PM
>> >> > >> >
>> >> > >> >
>> >> > >>
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