It's exactly what it says.. A Temporary directory to store files that are in
use by other programs.  Most (MS) programs are sloppy and don't clean up
after themselves.  Unless YOU stored something in there you want to keep,
it's save to delete everything in there.  You will (should) also experience
a nice boost in performance after you do.  Some files may still be in use
and will not want to be deleted, this is normal, just go around them.


Dave Jones
http://www.vdoguy.com

Camel: A horse designed by committee


----- Original Message -----
From: "Lawrence T. Gurley" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 2:30 AM
Subject: [PCSOFT] Bloated C:\WINDOWS\TEMP


> My C:\WINDOWS\TEMP is 26 GB of my 40 GB hard disk. It contains 88 folders
> and over 1,000 files.  Most of the folders seem to be setup files for
> installed software.
>
> There are also 15 folders, named "_ISTEMP0.DIR" through
> "_ISTEMP15.DIR."  About half of them contain subfolders also named
> "_ISTEMP0.DIR."
>
> I'd like a reference to the function of  C:\WINDOWS\TEMP,  but the
question
> I'm most interested in is CAN I SAFELY DELETE THE CONTENTS OF
C:\WINDOWS\TEMP?
>

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