Hi Gene ,,, It is not only safe but advisable to delete any and everything found in your C:\Windows/ Temp folder. The best way to clean out your C:\Windows\Temporary Internet Files folder is to open IE ,,, Tools / Internet Options / General tab / Delete Files ,,, in the pop up window, put check mark in small box for "Delete all off-line content" ,, click OK ,, OK again. ,,,,, recheck folder + sub folders to see if every thing is gone except for cookies. Bob Hays _________________________________ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gene Kelley" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 3:36 PM Subject: [OE] Number of Files > I run Windows ME and have noticed that the number of Files scanned by my AV > keep increasing in number. I notice a lot of *.tmp and temporary Internet > files with a zero size. What is it safe to delete in file maintenance to > reduce the number of files? > > Gene (Lassiter) Kelley > http://www.geocities.com/gene_pc/index.html > Researching: Lassiter, Majors, Carnley, Prescott

Bob Thanks for the information. I notice several large *.tmp files that are quite old. I've always heard if you didn't use them in ten days it was okay to delete. The temporary internet files have it looks like thousands of 0 size file names including ones named 1-99 in each temp IE folder. I've not been running ME to long and went from Windows 95 so I'm not sure what I can do. A lot of these directories look weird. Gene

Yap ,,, I know what files you are talking about ,, IE puts them in there every time you go on the web ,, and puts them in there ,,and puts them in there until the cup run-ith over ,,,, EVERYTHING except cookies is trash and should be deleted. If you will follow my instructions and let IE get rid of them ,, then you do not have to make any decisions. IE knows what to get rid of. ,,,,,, if it does not get rid of them, then get back here and we will do it manually. Those folders under Content.IE5 look weird because they are part of a security scheme by MS ,,,, how many of them there are and their names keep changing ,, this is to keep any hackers from finding what is in them (cookies) ,,, Bob Hays _________________________________ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gene Kelley" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 9:33 PM Subject: Re: [OE] Number of Files > Bob > > Thanks for the information. I notice several large *.tmp files that are > quite old. I've always heard if you didn't use them in ten days it was okay > to delete. The temporary internet files have it looks like thousands of 0 > size file names including ones named 1-99 in each temp IE folder. I've not > been running ME to long and went from Windows 95 so I'm not sure what I can > do. A lot of these directories look weird. > > Gene > > > ==== OUTLOOK-EXPRESS Mailing List ==== > To remove your email address from this list, visit this url: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cheps/maillist.htm > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp >