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Can I safely remove all temporary files?

Vulcan

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Posted January 24, 2013 at 10:28PM

I have just done a full scan of my computer using PC Pitstop's PC Matic which I have used for some time. The report on junk files shows a total of 144.23 MB in 31 files. The majority (143.83 MB) is contained in 17 temporary files. My question is: Is it safe simply to remove all of these and if so, by what means?

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lotvic

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Posted January 25, 2013 at 12:30AM

You don't seem to have many temp files, and yes they can be deleted that's why they are called 'temporary'

Here's your programs FAQ http://www.pcpitstop.com/faq/pcmatic.asp

I usually manually delete ~temp files including temp internet files, now and then. Mostly before I'm making a backup image, quite a few on here use Ccleaner.

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Vulcan

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Posted January 26, 2013 at 10:40PM

Thanks for that, Lotvic - you have confirmed what I thought.

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Posted January 27, 2013 at 12:14AM

You can 'Green Tick' thread resolved by clicking on any big grey tick at the right of a post and it will turn green. Next time page is refreshed Thread will be marked 'Resolved'

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