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Delete Temporary Files
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How to delete temporary files from C drive
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Double click on My Computer
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Right click on Local Disk (c:) and select properties
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Select Disk Cleanup on the General tab
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Check only the following items in the Disk Cleanup Window and select
OK to perform task
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Temporary Internet Files
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Recycle Bin
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Temporary Files
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Temporary Offline Files
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Offline Files
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Select Yes on the pop-up Are you sure you want to perform these
actions
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Select OK to close Local Disk Properties window
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Double click on the Local Disk C
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If the window "These files are hidden" comes up left click on Show
the Contents of This Folder
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Double click on the Documents and Settings folder
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If the window "These files are hidden" comes up left click on Show
the Contents of This Folder
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Double click on the user folder that matches your sign-in userid
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Double click on the Local Settings folder
Note: If the Local Settings folder is not listed then perform the
following:
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Select Tools from the menu pull down bar
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Select Folder Options
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Select the View tab
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In the Advanced Settings section select Show Hidden Files and
Folders and select OK
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Double click on the Local Settings folder
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Double click on the Temp folder
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Select View from the menu pull down bar and select Details
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Sort the contents by Type - To do this left click on the word Type
from the column headings across the top of the window
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NOTE: If you try to delete a file but the system will not delete it
and the message comes up that the file is being used by another
person or program, just select OK and ignore that file.
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Delete all files that start with ~
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Delete all files that start with Perflib
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Delete all files that end with .tmp
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Delete all files that end with .dmp
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Delete all files that are listed as an HTML Document in the Type
field
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Delete all files that are listed as an EMF Image in the Type field
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Delete all files that are listed as a TMP File in the Type field
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Exit from the directory to close this window
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