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3 days ago after I did Search *.TMP and deleted all the temp files that were not deleted by XP Home Clean Disk and Advanced System Optimizer,
All programs ran good and only when I wanted to turn off to computer, I could not as well as Restart it. I powered it off, and then half of the programs did not work. I tried to do Windows Repair, but it did not help. I had to reformat the hard drive and reinstall all again.
The reason I wanted to delete these files is that one program, Info Select, a PIM program is delaying on searches. After I deleted all the files from the Search, Info Select worked perfectly !!
Now, I am not sure what to do -
The files are all Temp. in Folders : Fonts, Windows System 32 , Common files/system, AppPatch, Program files messenger , C:windows,
1 Is it safe to delete all the temp files (some are from 2001 and 2004...) ? If no, which ones ARE safe to delete?
2 If I delete them, can I for sure restore them from the Recycle bin if something went wrong?
Thank you very much, Gabe
XP Home
Pentume 4 2 Ghtz
2 Gig of DDR RAM
Answer Hi Gabe,
First, no *.tmp files have any system value and deleting them cannot mess up anything. The same goes for *.bak files and cookies and cache and lots of other stuff.
The best (and safest) tool I have ever found for getting rid of junk files in your computer is a program called Window Washer. You can buy it from Webroot for $30 - or download it from my web site and try it: www.kzconsulting.info.
