Can I delete the "temp" folder?

Every second there is a lot ofvarious operations. All running programs work: there are processes aimed at achieving a specific goal, which have their intermediate results. All these results are written to temporary files for which the "Temp" daddy acts as a repository.

"Temp" is a container for "garbage"

Sooner or later many, lost in the wildssystem files, stumble upon this daddy and, after examining questionable content, ask themselves: can I delete the temp folder? Theoretically it is possible, but why? Windows will still create it when you start again. It just needs a system. Another thing is if the issue is to clean up the folder of unnecessary files.

The matter is that the system can not always removetemporary files from this folder yourself. One such case is forced termination of processes, or a sudden shutdown of the computer. Over time, the amount of "garbage" in this folder reaches a critical limit, and then the performance of your entire operating system suffers.

We spend "spring cleaning"

How to delete the temp folder, more precisely, how to get rid ofits contents? It can be done simply. Just open the folder (C: WindowsTemp), highlight its contents, and by simple pressing the "DELETE" key, clear it. However, some files the system will refuse to delete, referring to the fact that they are busy with some process. Do not worry, it's just that they are not today. If this is important, then turn off all possible programs, and then try again.

But some systems have more than one such folder. For example, in Windows 7 there are five of them, and are located at different addresses. Then, it's easier to use the regular program "Disk Cleanup". We call it using the "Start - Standard - Service - Disk Cleanup" combination. In the dialog box, check the boxes next to the proposed containers that contain unnecessary files, including, and, opposite the "Temporary files" entry. Start.