chelle Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 If I told Explorer to "delete temporary files" yesterday...how can I still have over 30K files that my virus scan software is trying to sort through? Scanning my computer is taking f'ing forever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothrop Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 IE's temporary files are different than the temporary files used by the rest of your computer. They may be scattered around in some places (like in a badly-behaving program's installation directory) or they might be in the system temp directory (usually C:\WINNT\temp). You can delete anything in the system temp directory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelle Posted February 10, 2004 Author Share Posted February 10, 2004 Thanks. The files were in the "documents & settings" folder and I thought it said temporary internet files. The scan completed after an hour and the system got a clean bill of health. I still don't think I need that many temp files clogging up my hard drive... I have XP so I can't "see" anything in the system folder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 you wouldnt have that problem if you ran linux Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothrop Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 You might. /tmp filled up on me the other day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpinfox Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 I have XP so I can't "see" anything in the system folder. Â Open any folder, then click Tools, Folder Options On the "View" tab, scroll down and find "show hidden files and folders". click on it to select it. Also DESELECT "Hide protected operating system files" Â Those two changes will allow you see all of your files. Â Enjoy your newfound power! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 just erase and reinstall. If you have not had to do this in the last year, I doubt you're actually using windows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtnHigh Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 just erase and reinstall. If you have not had to do this in the last year, I doubt you're actually using windows. You're such a Unix geek. grepin' with the best of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b-rock Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 you wouldnt have that problem if you ran linux right, you'd have many more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msbehavin Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 nice catch there trask, but I thought you would be violating parole by traipsing through playgrounds again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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