Internet log files

Question

I use win 98 SE on Dell XpsT500. I see  a lot of files with names like this :     xDB9092.TMP Which are taking  up a LOT of space.   Can they safely be deleted ?   Veblen

tomron · Answer

Temp files are safe to delete.They can be deleted in internet options.

I use ccleaner to delete cookies,TIF's at every shutdown.

ccleaner is also a registry cleaner and has an uninstall feature as well.

There are there versions available.My choice is the slim build which has no yahoo toolbar and english only.

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4191.html

Tom

Message Edited by tomron on 09-16-2007 04:13 PM

Veblen · Answer

Thanks Tom BUT  using the delete feature in Internet Options does NOT delete my files .   I also see lots of small files with names like:                          wbk70A2.tmp   which I am also keen to delete , provided I don't give myself a problem !   Anyone know the answer ?   Veblen

jimmymac_4 · Answer

Hi, As Tom already indicated, .TMP files are temporary files and they can safely be deleted. If you would like to clear out even more (including internet debris), try the simple easy to use freeware application, Disk Cleaner at... http://www.diskcleaner.nl/news.php. Jim McNamara

JRosenfeld · Answer

Veblen wrote:

Thanks Tom BUT using the delete feature in Internet Options does NOT delete my files .

I also see lots of small files with names like:

wbk70A2.tmp

which I am also keen to delete , provided I don't give myself a problem !

Anyone know the answer ?

Veblen

The delete option in internet explorer deletes the temporary internet files. The .tmp files are not in the same folder. You can delete them manually in Windows Explorer (they will be in a folder called Temp, of which there will be several on your PC), or use one or other utility the others have mentioned

Veblen · Answer

Many thanks. I'll d'load the s/w and put  it to work Veblen

RoHe · Answer

wbk___.tmp are probably Outlook Express files. You should be able to open and read them with Notepad. And they can be safely deleted. Ron

Stripe1966 · Answer

I've used Windows Explorer before to delete temporary internet files.   But sometimes, after I delete all the files, I'll check the properties of the temporary folder and it still is showing space being used and files existing.  This is even when I have all the hidden and operating system files displayed.   What's the deal with this?  Where are these temporary files that you can't see?   Thanks for the info!   -Scott

tomron · Answer

I presume you deleted TIF's in  C:\WINDOWS\TEMP,they are also in C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\YOUR USER NAME\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMP.   http://www.smartcomputing.com/editorial/article.asp?guid=&bJumpto=true&Isfrm=IN&article=articles/webonly/techsupport/28w10/28w10.asp&ArticleID=31195   You may find this link interesting.   http://personal-computer-tutor.com/deletingtempfiles.htm   Try ccleaner (I use the slim build,no yahoo yoolbar & english only).In the windows tab check the 'delete Index.dat files'   Tom

jimmymac_4 · Answer

Hi,

Two different types of temporary file are being discussed here ... temporary files with the file extension .TMP and Temporary Internet Files (TIF). Temporary files with the extension .TMP are created by various different software applications and are safe to delete. Deleting IE temporary internet files is a rather complicated task because of the way these particular files are stored. To learn about this ... enter INDEX.DAT as your search argument in your search engine of choice and you'll see what I mean. For those of you that still have DOS based Win98 system, I have a batch file that I wrote a long time back and used for many years to delete IE internet debris and more, including some registry entries. It must be executed in native mode, meaning not from a DOS window within Windows. It can be invoked or embedded (added to) the autoexec.bat file to automatically delete temporary internet file and more. Some words of caution though. The Windows Temp folder/directory is often used to complete software installation at bootup and deleting its contents and undermine the successful completion of an install. In addition, there is such a thing as good cookies (for instance on-line banking registration information) that will be deleted requiring the deleted cookies to be reinstated. Such cookies should be identified, and backed up so they can be restored. The batch file could be expanded upon to backup and even restore backed up cookies. Feel free to delete any line that deletes something that you wish not to be deleted.

@ECHO OFF
REM -------------------- Win9x / IE4-6 ---------------------
REM The following will be purged: Internet Explorer Cookies,
REM Temporary Internet Files (Cache), History, Typed URLs,
REM Downloaded Programs, Offline Web Pages, and Windows Temp
REM (remove REM), Recent (Documents), Recycle Bin folders
REM and various Most Recently Used lists in the registry
REM --------------------------------------------------------
CLS
IF EXIST C:\TEMPOR~1 DELTREE /Y C:\TEMPOR~1 > NUL
IF EXIST C:\COOKIES DELTREE /Y C:\COOKIES > NUL
IF EXIST C:\HISTORY DELTREE /Y C:\HISTORY > NUL
IF EXIST C:\WINDOWS\TEMPOR~1 DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\TEMPOR~1 > NUL
IF EXIST C:\WINDOWS\COOKIES DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\COOKIES > NUL
IF EXIST C:\WINDOWS\HISTORY DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\HISTORY > NUL
IF EXIST C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\TEMPOR~1 DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\TEMPOR~1 > NUL
IF EXIST C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\COOKIES DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\COOKIES > NUL
IF EXIST C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\HISTORY DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\HISTORY > NUL
IF EXIST C:\WINDOWS\APPLIC~1\TEMPOR~1 DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\APPLIC~1\TEMPOR~1 > NUL
IF EXIST C:\WINDOWS\APPLIC~1\COOKIES DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\APPLIC~1\COOKIES > NUL
IF EXIST C:\WINDOWS\APPLIC~1\HISTORY DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\APPLIC~1\HISTORY > NUL
IF EXIST C:\WINDOWS\LOCALS~1\TEMPOR~1 DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\LOCALS~1\TEMPOR~1 > NUL
IF EXIST C:\WINDOWS\LOCALS~1\COOKIES DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\LOCALS~1\COOKIES > NUL
IF EXIST C:\WINDOWS\LOCALS~1\HISTORY DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\LOCALS~1\HISTORY > NUL
IF EXIST C:\WINDOWS\DOWNLO~1\. DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\DOWNLO~1\. > NUL
IF EXIST C:\WINDOWS\OFFLIN~1\. DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\OFFLIN~1\. > NUL
REM DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\. > NUL
DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\RECENT\. > NUL
DELTREE /Y C:\RECYCLED\. > NUL
ECHO REGEDIT4 > C:\RegClear.reg
ECHO. >> C:\RegClear.reg
ECHO [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedTypedURLs] >> C:\RegClear.reg
ECHO. >> C:\RegClear.reg
ECHO [-HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedTypedURLs] >> C:\RegClear.reg
ECHO. >> C:\RegClear.reg
ECHO [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Wordpad\Recent File List] >> C:\RegClear.reg
ECHO. >> C:\RegClear.reg
ECHO [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RecentDocs] >> C:\RegClear.reg
ECHO. >> C:\RegClear.reg
ECHO [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RunMRU] >> C:\RegClear.reg
ECHO. >> C:\RegClear.reg
ECHO [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Doc Find Spec MRU] >> C:\RegClear.reg
ECHO. >> C:\RegClear.reg
ECHO [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StreamMRU] >> C:\RegClear.reg
ECHO. >> C:\RegClear.reg
ECHO [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\OCXStreamMRU] >> C:\RegClear.reg
ECHO. >> C:\RegClear.reg
ECHO [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Player\RecentURLList] >> C:\RegClear.reg
ECHO. >> C:\RegClear.reg
ECHO [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Player\RecentFileList] >> C:\RegClear.reg
ECHO. >> C:\RegClear.reg
ECHO [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ComDlg32\LastVisitedMRU] >> C:\RegClear.reg
ECHO. >> C:\RegClear.reg
ECHO [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ComDlg32\OpenSaveMRU] >> C:\RegClear.reg
ECHO. >> C:\RegClear.reg
ECHO [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\InstallLocationsMRU] >> C:\RegClear.reg
REGEDIT /S C:\RegClear.reg
DEL C:\RegClear.reg

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