Windows 10: Cannot delete OneDrive Temp folder on my C Drive.

Cannot delete OneDrive Temp folder on my C Drive as it contains a Hard Disc Image File open in System. The folder takes up 156MB and was last accessed in January 2022. Please advise how I can remove this in WIN10 running on Surface Pro6.

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OneDrive Temp Folder

Hi,

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• What is the size of both OneDrive and OneDrive Temp folder?
• Is all files syncing to OneDrive Temp folder or any specific files/folders?

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OneDrive Temp Folder

I have a laptop that has with an SSD C:\ drive of 250 GB and a D:\drive (HDD) of 1 TB. I am trying to backup my pictures folder which has 239 GB of data to OneDrive but I am unable to. I get a message that "Space required on your C:\ drive: 245 GB",
which I don't have. I assume that Onedrive is trying to create a temp folder on the C;\drive to preform the backup. I have 471 GB of free space on the D:\ drive and Onedrive has 640 GB of available space. I have 72
GB of free space on the C:\drive (SSD) and I am using the OneDrive backup function to copy/update my data. Is there a way to have Onedrive create the Temp folder on the D: \drive (HDD) of my laptop?

 

Is it safe to delete the Temp folder in C:/Windows/Temp?

Yes, all *files* in the temp folder (not the folder itself) 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).