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Windows Forum / Windows XP / General Topics 1 / May 2008Limit Size of Temp File
My C drive was nearly full and I found that my Temp file (not Temp Internet Files) had over 23GB of crap in it. Can I limit the size of this file? Thanks  SignatureDavid Schwartz Commack, NY The date and time was 5/27/2008 5:16 PM, and on a whim, David Schwartz pounded out on the keyboard: > My C drive was nearly full and I found that my Temp file (not Temp Internet > Files) had over 23GB of crap in it. Can I limit the size of this file? > Thanks Hi David, Exactly what "Temp file"? You may have a program that created it, but it wasn't Windows. Windows creates temp files, as do most Windows programs, and you're not talking about the paging file I presume. Programs like Photoshop create working temp files, so it may be a program like that you can set the limit on. SignatureTerry R. ***Reply Note*** Anti-spam measures are included in my email address. Delete NOSPAM from the email address after clicking Reply. Thanks, I think! > The date and time was 5/27/2008 5:16 PM, and on a whim, David Schwartz > pounded out on the keyboard: [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Programs like Photoshop create working temp files, so it may be a program > like that you can set the limit on. > My C drive was nearly full and I found that my Temp file (not Temp > Internet Files) had over 23GB of crap in it. Can I limit the size of > this file? Thanks Temp FOLDER or a specific temporary file? If the latter, what's the name of the file? Many programs make use of the TEMP or TMP folder for temporary storage - and then they don't clean up after themselves (bad program! sit in corner and feel shame!). Almost always you can remove the contents of the TEMP or TMP folder without a problem. I know of no way to pre-limit the size of a TEMP folder. And, even if you could, sure enough some program would fail since it wouldn't have the ability to take care of it's temporary business. > My C drive was nearly full and I found that my Temp file (not Temp Internet > Files) had over 23GB of crap in it. Can I limit the size of this file? > Thanks No, you didn't find a temp file that was 23GB in size. Your TEMP *folder* had files in it that consumed 23GB. So what files were in your temp folder that was consuming all this space? You have a program that is polluting your hard drive because it doesn't delete its temp files, or your host is continually crashing so the application cannot delete its files when it gets killed by the crash. You can also use the disk cleanup wizard to occasionally cleanup your hard disk, including temp files. Read Microsoft's KB article 315246 on how to save the registry settings (sageset) that you can then specify when you run a scheduled event in Task Scheduler to run the disk cleanup wizard (cleanmgr.exe). Otherwise, just run the wizard once in awhile yourself to cleanup the temp files scattered all over your hard disk. >> My C drive was nearly full and I found that my Temp file (not Temp >> Internet [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > *folder* had files in it that consumed 23GB. So what files were in your > temp folder that was consuming all this space? It would be interesting to know what files consumed most of that space, as that sure is a LOT (as in, excessive)! > You have a program that > is polluting your hard drive because it doesn't delete its temp files, [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > wizard (cleanmgr.exe). Otherwise, just run the wizard once in awhile > yourself to cleanup the temp files scattered all over your hard disk. The date and time was 5/27/2008 7:56 PM, and on a whim, VanguardLH pounded out on the keyboard: >> My C drive was nearly full and I found that my Temp file (not Temp Internet >> Files) had over 23GB of crap in it. Can I limit the size of this file? [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > wizard (cleanmgr.exe). Otherwise, just run the wizard once in awhile > yourself to cleanup the temp files scattered all over your hard disk. Have you seen what the OP has seen? How can you state, "No, you didn't find a temp file that was 23GB in size"? Unless he clarifies his statement (which he didn't to me), we have to believe that is what his issue is, regardless if it doesn't make sense. Since he knew enough to say it wasn't "temp internet files", we also have to believe it wasn't multiple files. I have NEVER seen a workstation that didn't have a cleanup script (that I always create), have less than hundreds of megs of files, if not gigs sitting in the temp folders. Windows and the programs installed are notorious for leaving this junk in a users temp folder. SignatureTerry R. ***Reply Note*** Anti-spam measures are included in my email address. Delete NOSPAM from the email address after clicking Reply. It's easy enough for the OP to find out exactly WHAT is in the Temp folder, and then manually delete it if he wants (in Windows Explorer), rather than relying on some magic cleanup program to do it behind the scenes. You don't really need CCleaner OR the Cleanup Manager or any "Wizards", with just a little bit of effort. And that way you know EXACTLY what you are doing and removing. > The date and time was 5/27/2008 7:56 PM, and on a whim, VanguardLH > pounded out on the keyboard: [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > Anti-spam measures are included in my email address. > Delete NOSPAM from the email address after clicking Reply. >It's easy enough for the OP to find out exactly WHAT is in the Temp folder, >and then manually delete it if he wants (in Windows Explorer), rather than >relying on some magic cleanup program to do it behind the scenes. You >don't really need CCleaner OR the Cleanup Manager or any "Wizards", with >just a little bit of effort. And that way you know EXACTLY what you are >doing and removing. The "magic" CCleaner program not only lets you configure what you want it to check/cleanup, it also provides you with a list of what it is about to cleanup when you activate the cleaner - giving you a choice of doing it or not. You can also configure it to check folders that it doesn't automatically check on its own. Very nice indeed. Saves time too. >> It's easy enough for the OP to find out exactly WHAT is in the Temp >> folder, [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Very nice indeed. Saves time too. Well, I did say "with a little bit of effort", and I sure don't mind doing it myself, and actually prefer it that way, most of the time, rather than relying on wizards and crutches. :-) >>> It's easy enough for the OP to find out exactly WHAT is in the Temp >>> folder, [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >it myself, and actually prefer it that way, most of the time, rather than >relying on wizards and crutches. :-) You probably still stand in front of your car and manually turn the engine over with a hand crank to start it. The rest of the world prefers having an electric starter do that. >>>> It's easy enough for the OP to find out exactly WHAT is in the Temp >>>> folder, [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > The rest of the world prefers having an electric starter do that. Well put. As to CCleaner, you might also mention that it runs much, much faster that the MS file cleanup program. Since I installed CCleaner I've run cleanmgr perhaps three times, just to see if CCleaner missed anything. Between CCleaner and DoubleKiller, I keep my disks in pretty clean condition. Allen Allen How do you manage to create the need for DoubleKiller? Signature~~~~ Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Well put. As to CCleaner, you might also mention that it runs much, > much faster that the MS file cleanup program. Since I installed > CCleaner I've run cleanmgr perhaps three times, just to see if > CCleaner missed anything. Between CCleaner and DoubleKiller, I keep > my disks in pretty clean condition. > Allen > Allen > > How do you manage to create the need for DoubleKiller? I have an addiction for font files. I download lots of dupes. Allen >> Allen >> >> How do you manage to create the need for DoubleKiller? >> > I have an addiction for font files. I download lots of dupes. > Allen I do too, but I found using 600+ really slowed down the system. I'm back down to 88 now. You don't find lots of fonts a killer? Then again how many do you have loaded? If you don't mind OT question. >>> Allen >>> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >> Allen >I do too, but I found using 600+ really slowed down the system. That's an Urban Legend from the Win95 days. Even with 98SE I found no problem with having more than 500 fonts. I experimented a year or so ago with my font count. I had over 1000 installed. I took it to 500: didn't see a difference. Took it to 200: didn't see a difference. Put everything back and again, no difference. >>>> Allen >>>> [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Put everything back and again, no difference. Have to admit, it was win98se that I was having the fit with. Still, I can't wade through 600 of them. And I've tweaked the list so good over the years. Thanks, its at least reassuring to know I won't choke XP. Bill I agree with Nonny's comments regarding cCleaner. You configure what cCleaner removes and you see a list of what is to be removed before you confirm removal. It's more effective than the Microsoft Disk CleanUp. I have no experience of Cleanup Manager and found out it existed by Googling after I read your post. SignatureHope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > It's easy enough for the OP to find out exactly WHAT is in the Temp > folder, and then manually delete it if he wants (in Windows [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] >> Anti-spam measures are included in my email address. >> Delete NOSPAM from the email address after clicking Reply. The date and time was 5/27/2008 10:19 PM, and on a whim, Bill in Co. pounded out on the keyboard: > It's easy enough for the OP to find out exactly WHAT is in the Temp folder, > and then manually delete it if he wants (in Windows Explorer), rather than [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] >> sitting in the temp folders. Windows and the programs installed are >> notorious for leaving this junk in a users temp folder. Maybe you meant to reply to someone else, but my reply didn't discuss, "...some magic cleanup program to do it behind the scenes. You don't really need CCleaner OR the Cleanup Manager or any "Wizards", with just a little bit of effort. And that way you know EXACTLY what you are doing and removing." SignatureTerry R. ***Reply Note*** Anti-spam measures are included in my email address. Delete NOSPAM from the email address after clicking Reply. > The date and time was 5/27/2008 10:19 PM, and on a whim, Bill in Co. > pounded out on the keyboard: [quoted text clipped - 47 lines] > a little bit of effort. And that way you know EXACTLY what you are > doing and removing." Why not get rid of Excel and do all your calculating with pencil and paper? That way, you would know EXACTLY what you are doing. Allen Allen Some of us learnt mental arithmetic at school many years ago. It served us well! SignatureHope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Why not get rid of Excel and do all your calculating with pencil and > paper? That way, you would know EXACTLY what you are doing. > Allen >Allen > >Some of us learnt mental arithmetic at school many years ago. It served >us well! I believe his comment was aimed at Binco. Yes Nonny I realised that. Using Outlook Express the threading is easier to see than if you use some web based news readers. ~~~~ Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Allen >> >> Some of us learnt mental arithmetic at school many years ago. It >> served us well! > > I believe his comment was aimed at Binco. > Allen > > Some of us learnt mental arithmetic at school many years ago. It served > us well! Quick! Give me an amortization table for a forty year mortgage loan, $1,300,500, monthly payments and 6.237% with annual additional principle payments of $16,500 annually. I need it in ten seconds. Sharpen your pencil and start--NOW!. Allen Allen Damn I bust the pencil! When we were students training to be accountants we did play one day trying to add up the numbers in the telephone directory. The carry forwards became enormous <G>. ~~~~ Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Allen >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Sharpen your pencil and start--NOW!. > Allen The date and time was 5/28/2008 7:27 AM, and on a whim, Allen pounded out on the keyboard: >>>> I have NEVER seen a workstation that didn't have a cleanup script (that >>>> I always create), have less than hundreds of megs of files, if not gigs [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > paper? That way, you would know EXACTLY what you are doing. > Allen Your reply made about as much sense as the prior one. SignatureTerry R. ***Reply Note*** Anti-spam measures are included in my email address. Delete NOSPAM from the email address after clicking Reply. |
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