3800 Best way to erase all Temp Files?

[Rocky]

What is the best way to erase all the temp files on my pc?

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[dsk727]

I always do a search for *.tmp

and I clear the cookies and history and temporary internet files every night, just in case...

some of the computer guys could probably give you better tips though

 

[imported_Ron Vogel]

Disk cleanup, will do the search for temp files, but the cookies need to be done from the internet task bar.

 

[horist]

format C:\

j/k :lol:

 

[imported_admin]

disk cleanup is the best way... DO NOT SEARCH FOR .TMP AND DELETE... unless you don't like your computer...if there is a system file that is in use.. that needed a tmp file... you will screw your machine up... doens't happen often.. but it does happen.

 

[mybluegtp]

Originally posted by horist@Nov 19 2003, 07:05 PM
format C:\

j/k :lol:

I did it your way and now my pc is not working...why?


You were kidding? :angry:

 

[alexgtp]

DAMN I also did the format C:/ option :-(

ON MY SERVER AT WORK!!!

THANKS HORIST!!!!

 

[horist]

But I bet all your temp files are gone ?

 

[syP]

Hey, they said thanks... i congradulate you horist on a job well done

 

[Dreamcat78]

I just go into the c drive and delete all the temp files... Or if you have internet explorer go to internet options and delete cookies and temp int files...very easy if you use explorer!

 

[staceyyearsich]

Does that actually get rid of them permentally or are they still traceable ? when u delete files and clear ur history in explorer?

 

[horist]

Originally posted by staceyyearsich@Nov 21 2003, 08:41 AM
Does that actually get rid of them permentally or are they still traceable ? when u delete files and clear ur history in explorer?

well... technically unless you zero out the area occupied by the data it is traceable... but if you need to hide something that bad then you have bigger issues hehe

Geek talk

WHen a file is saved to your computers hard drive, it's saved physically on the drive, but in order to access it the OS creates a pointer in the file system that points to the area on the hard drive where the data actually exists... when you delete a file the OS removes this pointer but doesn't "0 out" the data, so if someone really wanted to find out what you've deleted recently they *may* (may because if another file has written over the space where the file was deleted then it'd be untraceable) be recoverable...

Some programs out there (I think Norton makes a proggy) will actually zero out (since data is stored as binary, 1s or 0s) the area physically occupied by the data (better programs will go through multiple times to eliminate any possibility of files gbeing recovered)

When you clear the history it doesn't delete a file but instead it modifies the system registry... so I'm not sure if that'd be recoverable (not sure how windows updates it... but I'm guessing they just remove pointers to the data, so it'd probably still be traceable unless it's zeroed out)

\Geek talk

 

[staceyyearsich]

I have issued damnitttttt!!!! lol!!! I was just curious

 

[imported_admin]

if you want to erase data for good... you need to do a DOD wipe...

There are programs for it...

BTW... DOD stands for Department of Defense.. a program will have the title DOD on it.. when it meets there standards...