Windows 10: Disk Cleanup Bug with Temporary Files

did alittle more digging...

in Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VolumeCaches\Temporar y Files

what does the defualt key to?
the original is 0B2C35D2-C8BC-4470-BFC0-D6BB1235E5CE
i changed it to C0E13E61-0CC6-11d1-BBB6-0060978B2AE6

that works but i just wanna be sure...can SOMEONE else Test this?
I dont think this thread is UNSOLVEABLE LOL!!

THANK YOU!

 

Hey guys,

when i run the disk cleanup the "temporary files" always shows up with 4mb...i have checke every folder that might contain these files but its over a week it always shows up with that..
i have ccleaner and other tools butno matter what it shows up with that..

see attachment

the only way it goes to 0 is if i modify the registry and put the number of days to something later like 14 ....doesnt
make sense..

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:)

 

Windows 10 Disk Cleanup doesn't remove Temporary internet files

Hello everyone,

I'm using Disk Cleanup to regain some of the space once in a while, but now I noticed that no matter how many times I run Disk Cleanup temporary internet files just won't disappear . Now it uses 4.3 GB of my hard drive and with every week this number increases.
Is Disk Cleanup working properly or this just a visual bug?, because Temporary Internet Files folder is empty yet my hard drive space decreases.

Thank you for attention

 

How to delete Temporary Internet Files and Temporary Files?

Original title: Disk Cleanup

When I run Disk Cleanup The Temporary Internet Files and Temporary Files do not delete.

Is there a solution to this?

Wes

 

I use Windows Key + R and type %temp% to check the contents of the Folder. When using Select All then Delete there's ALWAYS a few files that are in use and cannot be deleted from within Windows. Sometimes rebooting to assure no programs are running or booting into Safe Mode will shorten the list.

 

thanks for the reply but i think its abit deeper than that...
windows temp
appdata temp
system32 log files

all are cleared with no files in them....ive tried safe mode but same thing,

 

this has to be a bug...
i also completely deleted the appdata temp folder itself along with the windows temp folder and system32 log files folder.
completely erased and dick cleanup still showing the above post...

 

Still may not be a bug if you have not changed the View settings to show all System files, default is to hide most and a Folder could show empty at the same time as showing data as to how much capacity is in use.

 

Yes the view is to show all hidden and system files.. as I mentioned I even deleted the directories completely.

 

Windows creates temporary files all the time. Those cannot be deleted if the OS is using them. In the end, 4MB is absolutely tiny in the scheme of things, and not worth worrying about. If it was say 400 MB, further examination might be justified but for 4 MB - forget it

 

For sure and your absolutely correct. Just weird
I looked further into it
Inside the registry
Theirs a path

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VolumeCaches

In their theirs a key called temporary files
Even after modifying the paths it stays at 4mb... just funny how modifying the paths doesn’t change it to 0, it’s weird
The paths say windows temp, windows logs, appdata temp and system32 log files.... if I remove them one by one and keep only appdata temp or windows temp it still says 4mb... this is super weird

 

Don't know why I didn't mention this sooner, but one tool that does a really great job with temp files that aren't locked is Josh Cell Software's Uncleaner. You might want to try it out and see if it can recover some of that stuff. But in general, I agree with other posters here who assert that (a) 4 MB isn't really much cause for concern, and (b) that Disk Cleanup doesn't always report temp file disk space consumption entirely accurately.
HTH,
--Ed--

 

Hey thanks! I’ll give it a shot, does this see files that the directories doesn’t show?

 

hey, so i tried it and same thing lol....im starting to think its a registry key...

 

It's definitely something, all right. Sorry you haven't been able to make them disappear. Most likely, they are locked by some process or another and can't be removed for that reason.
Best wishes,
--Ed--