Windows 10: 75 GB in temp files in one month!?! - how to clean up automatically

I changed my environmental variables so that my TMP and TEMP folder locations are now C:\TEMP. Every so often I try to delete everything in this folder.

I just did a delete operation for the first time in 26 days. Over 75 GB, over 433K items deleted. *Redcarded Aside from this \TEMP directory, my entire C drive is 86 GB. *really That total includes Windows, all installed programs, and swap and hiberation files, but no user data. My user data, photos, music, etc. are stored on Drives D and E.

My C drive in on an SSD, and before I cleared out \TEMP, there were only 51 GB free. That seems to mean than in less than three weeks, the SSD would fill up and Windows might possibly freeze. *Banghead

Doesn't Windows have some kind of automatic housecleaning or garbage collection?
Is there a program that people can recommend for current use to perform this function? I know that CCleaner used to be recommended, but no longer.

:)

 

C:/Windows/Temp file is a wopping 128 gbs

Yes, they can, and should be, deleted periodically.

The temp folder provides workspace for programs. Programs can create temporary files there for their own temporary use. Each program should delete all its temporary files when it closes, but for various reasons it doesn't always happen (for example,
if the program crashes, it never gets to do this). That's why it's a good idea to periodically clean out anything left there.

Also note that there are some program installations which work in two steps. The first step concludes by writing temporary files and rebooting. The second step starts automatically after rebooting and needs to find those files there (and then deletes
them when it's done).

Other than doing it automatically when rebooting (that would interfere with installations like the kind I described), it's always safe to delete the contents of the temp folder. Because it's safe to delete any temp files that aren't open and in use
by an application, and since Windows won't let you delete open files, it's safe to (try to) delete them at any time. If any fail to delete because they're open, they'll either be deleted automatically when the app using them closes, or you'll get them the
next time you delete manually.

Some people may suggest that you reboot before deleting anything, but that's not necessary, for the reason described above (on the other hand, it doesn't hurt to do it).

 

Temp Files : Runaway Creation

Hello Bruce,

Windows Temporary files are created by the operating system during the normal course of its running when there may not be enough memory allocated for the task.

I suggest you to follow the steps below to delete temporary files nad check if it helps:

Step 1

• Press Windows key + R
• Type temp and click OK
• Press Ctrl + A and click Delete

Step 2

• Press Windows key + R
• Type %temp% and click OK
• Press Ctrl + A and click Delete

Step 3

• Press Windows key + R
• Type prefetch and click OK
• Press Ctrl + A and click Delete

Get back to us, if you have further queries. We will be glad to help you.

 

Settings will not open, Edge has disappeared, and temp files are filling up c drive in Windows 10

As for temp files, I am having trouble finding them. Typing %temp% in the search box reveals less that a gb, but disk cleanup shows 75 gb temp files, and will not delete them. How do I find them?