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SurfInThaWeb
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June 10th, 2005 02:00
Safe to delete?
I reinstalled windows xp , after reinstalling several programs, ect, I have a temp folder under Documents and Settings, size 29.8MB, it's full of xml files, mtx files, setup files, configuration files, I usually clean temp files, but unsure about this folder of files, does anyone know if it's safe or not,
Thanks for any info.
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Posted June 10th, 2005 09:00
Good Advice, but one step further. Some programs will search "globally" (e.g. any location on the hard drive) for a needed file. It the folder was just moved to a different location, and a program needs it and searches "globally" it will still find it.
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Posted June 10th, 2005 14:00
No problem! Just RAR or Zip (or compress it whichever way u like) the folder... I am sure most programs won't search within compressed archives. Also, u can just move the folder to the Recycle Bin, that should work too. Give it a shot.192
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Posted June 11th, 2005 02:00
Thanks for the info, I'll move it and see what happens,
if it grows legs, wow!!! lols
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Posted June 10th, 2005 05:00
Temp folders usually are safe to delete I think though. But play it safe and move it to another directory and wait a few days. If XP or any programs don't complain then it should be safe to delete.