Windows 10: Temp folder keeps appearing on flash drives

EVERY time I put a flash drive in my PC, windows installs a temp folder on it full of crap which is usually undeleteable. I can eventually get access to kill it, by removing it and reinstalling it, then quickly deleting it while it's not looking or something.
It always says some file is in use inside, I forget the name, used by kmplayer.dat, whatever that is.

What the hell is this, and is there any way to prevent it?
It annoys the hell out of me because it screws up a folder structure I have to navigate blindly, by memory, on my stereo.

Thanks

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about temp folder

Hi Hector,

The temp folder provides work space for programs. Yes they can be deleted. We suggest that you follow the steps provided by Sangeeta Sarkar on how to delete Temp files on this

link. You may also type in the search box Disk Cleanup and hit enter. It will evaluate your disk and give you a list of folders sizes that can be deleted.

Keep us updated on the status of the issue. We will be glad to assist you further.

Regards.

 

flash drive

you might open command prompt and view the folders in that flash drive, assuming you know the flash drive's Letter and change F below to its drive Letter;

dir F:\ this will list all the folders<dir> foldername

Then you can delete a folder to make some room after copying that folder to your hard drive, might use a command like

MKdir c:\temp this will make a temp folder on your C drive

xcopy F:\foldername c:\temp this will move the folder to c:\temp , look & verify before you delete the folder contents on your flash drive;

DEL F:\foldername

 

Files keep getting corrupted on my flash drive

Hi Craig,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I understand the inconvenience you are facing. Let me help you in resolving the issue.

I would suggest you to enable "Better Performance" on the flash driver from the Device manager. Follow the steps below:

• Open Device Manager (Press Windows key + letter 'X' and choose Device Manager).
• Expand Disk Drives.
• Right click on the flash drive and choose "Properties."
• Under the Policies tab, choose "Better Performance" and Apply changes.
• Restart the computer and check the issue status.

Keep us posted on Windows related queries and we will be happy to assist you further.