I doubt you can delete that many temp files at once. Select2-3 thousand at a time and delete them that way,it should be easier.



creeper

Dell Dim.l866r
Windows Me
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864 Mhz
384 MB SDram
IE 5.5 SP2
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ZoneAlarm 2.6.362
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These files are stored in this folder so you may go back to a webpage faster that when your previously accessed it before.

They are safe to delete at any time.

To delete them, either go to Internet Options in the Control Panel and under the Temporary Internet Files header, click Delete Files.

Or, go to Disk Cleanup in:
Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\System Tools\Disk Cleanup.

Good luck!

Sam

Software - Windows Millennium

E-mail: dltk@msn.com

I have tryed to delete the files with disk cleanup also with options temporary internet files Delete Files.
but when I check properties on temporay internet files folder they are still there. Thanks Dan.

There was a discussion about this a couple of weeks ago. You might want to read the thread that includes this:

http://delltalk.us.dell.com/messages/message_view.asp?name=WinME&id=zyrwz

(I tried it with no ill effects.)
Lydia

Dimension 4100, Pentium III at 1 GHz
Windows ME
256MB SDRAM
40GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM)
8x/4x/32x CD-RW
Norton SystemWorks 2001
ZoneAlarm
etc.

Pinkard wrote:
- I am using windows ME and Exploror 5.5
-
- I deleted all of my temporary Internet files. but
- when I click on the Temporary Internet Files folder
- and properties it shows that I have 5 folders with
- 35,320 files. Do I need these files?
- If not how do I delete them. Thanks Dan.
-
-Check out this free utility....I can't seem to get the correct address, but using Google, search for "Emptemp".....should be first result.

Aka

Thanks for the info, Akalookn4u.

I decided to try one of these free utilities too.

You can find a great one called Empty Temp Folders at:

http://www.danish-shareware.dk/soft/emptemp/

I downloaded, installed it and tried it out, and it works great!

I give this one two thumbs up!

Thanks again!

Sam

Software - Windows Millennium

E-mail: dltk@msn.com

DELL Dimension 4100 | Pentium III 933 MHz | Windows Millennium (ME)
DELL P780 17" Trinitron Monitor | Turtle Beach Santa Cruz Sound Card
384MB SDRAM @ 133MHz | US Robotics V.90/56K PCI Telephony Modem
32 MB NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 4X AGP Graphics Card | 40 GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive
Norton SystemWorks 2001 | DellNet by MSN | 16X DVD-ROM Drive | MS Works Suite 2001 Standard

Yes Pinkard! That's the same one and that's the address but when I tried to add to post, it wouldn't link....glad you were able to find it, and yes it's a cool little program!

Aka

Thanks to every one for the info. Dan

hi guys, i also have 40 subfolders in the C:\windows\temporary internet files\content.IE5

if i try to delete any of these subfolders (alphanumeric names like 89ABCDEF) i get a warning "this a system folder. If you delete it, windows or another program may not work correctly." 

shld i still go ahead and delete these subfolders? they have files worth 1GB and its such a space drain. thanks nids

I am running windows ME on Inspiron 8000.