will anything go wrong if i delete my temp folder

[dustinbob]

i know that i can delete everything in my "Temporary Internet Files" folder but just last week i noticed another one becide it that was called "temp" and it was 6 gigs!!! so i was wondering if there was anything important in there cause when i was looking through it there was game patches and other things that i have just forgot about.

[Bill in SD, CA]

Generally you can delete everything in the temp folder. If, in doubt, let it go to recycle bin, re-boot, and if everything works, empty the RB.

Bill

Nothing will happen. When you reboot, windows will create it again.

Why would you want to delete this folder?

[dustinbob]

its not the folder that i want to get rid of its the stuff inside it

to me 6 gigs is a lot of memory

so just to be perfectly clear if i delete it nothing will happen

[Mr. NoOne]

The temp folder is where the programs you run save some 'temporary' information that they usually delete themselves when you close (or exit) such programs.
Sometimes, like when a program freezes and you have to End the Task or reboot your computer the program never gets the chance to erase his temporary files and they are left behind.

It is safe to erase everything you have inside the Temp folder (the one inside \Windows), just make sure you close all other programs before you do that. You might also find a couple of files that cannot be erased, leave those alone, as they are probably being used by windows. Anything else, just erase it.

If you have Windows 2000, or XP (I don't remember if 98 or ME have it) there is a program called Disk Cleanup inside "System Tools", try that one as it will also clean your Temporary Internet Files, which also take up a lot of room.

[Brainchild]

run disk cleanup, or whatever it's called in XP, and it will empty all those unwanted files safely.

[RedFury]

98 has it. I find it easiest to use the Edit/Select All command and then delete files instead of highlighting them all by scrolling.

Anyone wanna guess how long it to for that to dawn on me?