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C:\Documents and Settings\admin\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files

  • 30-08-2011 7:39pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 449 ✭✭


    Can I safely delete contents of this folder ?
    It's taking up 1.21 GB of my very old PC.
    What am I deleteing ? Will I lose all the saved website addresses in my Favourites ?
    Have a Dell Dimension 8200 from 2002 with Windows XP and know not much about computers. Thanks.


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  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 6,854 Mod ✭✭✭✭mp22


    http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download

    get the free one.It will look after the temp files for you.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,739 ✭✭✭Stuxnet


    yes you can

    +1 for CCleaner will automate it for you


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,414 ✭✭✭Fluffy88


    For an old PC I would also recommend a good CCleaner scan regularly as it will get rid of unwanted files and speed up your PC a bit :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,017 ✭✭✭The_Thing


    You can set CCleaner to run automatically at start up:

    [1] Go to 'Options' -> 'Settings' and tick the option to 'Run CCleaner when the computer starts'

    [2] In 'Advanced' I also have unticked the option to 'Only delete files in Windows temp folders older than 24 hours' as well.

    Edit:
    A few years ago I was asked to sort out a friends PC for them. First thing I did was to install the then current version of CCleaner on the machine and set it up the way I described in [2] above. I think it took about 45 minutes for it to iterate through all the junk that had accumulated on his machine. There was about 15 GB of crap to be deleted.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,414 ✭✭✭Fluffy88


    On an old slow computer I certainly wouldn't do that. Once a week would be fine.

    It would only slow down the startup even further, which you don't want when it's already slow :)


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,456 ✭✭✭FSL


    Having deleted them all just set your browser not to save any history.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 449 ✭✭Connacht


    Thanks all, really appreciate it.
    Ran CCleaner and recuperated 1.4 GB. Back in action !


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,162 ✭✭✭homer911


    You could also use its sister product - defraggler

    Just dont install the browser toolbars!


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