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otto_c
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October 11, 2020
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Excessive TEMP folders, Win 8.1 CC Photo

  • October 11, 2020
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I have 1991 folders containing 1179 files of the following type on my Windows 8.1 system:

C:\Users\name\AppData\Local\Temp\{5B9C2573-020F-4683-8869-4C421CBE3441} ...the file name varies.

Why? Can I delete them to free up room on my SSD?

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The TEMP folder is used by all apps, and by Windows, for temporary files, and everything in it can be deleted after a reboot or if it is old. The Windows DISK CLEANUP utility will do this for you. https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17421/windows-free-up-drive-space

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October 17, 2020

The TEMP folder is used by all apps, and by Windows, for temporary files, and everything in it can be deleted after a reboot or if it is old. The Windows DISK CLEANUP utility will do this for you. https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17421/windows-free-up-drive-space

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otto_cAuthor
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October 17, 2020

Thank you.

John T Smith
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John T SmithCommunity Expert
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October 11, 2020

Nothing in that name indicates Adobe... You should ask Microsoft 

 

Go to the Search bar at the top of http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx to find an article

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otto_cAuthor
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October 11, 2020

I'm sorry but if I open one of the files, there are repeated references to Adobe such as (in pa)rt:

 

<platforms><platform id="win64"><languageSet productCode="adobeCode_NonRibs" name="LS20" installSize="0" packageCode="{AEFT-17.0.6-64-ADBEADBEADBEADBEADBEA}" buildGuid="41e35c83-e24d-43d0-a66e-c92a20b48592" packageType="hdPackage" baseVersion="17.0" productVersion="17.0.6.35" uwpProduct="false"><locales><locale name="ru_RU" leid="V7{}AfterEffects-170-Win-GM" entitled="false"><custom-data><custom-entry key="tutorialsPage"><value>http://www.adobe.com/go/after-effects-tutorials_ru</value></custom-entry></custom-data></locale><locale name="en_GB" leid="V7{}AfterEffects-170-Win-GM" entitled="false"><custom-data><custom-entry key="tutorialsPage"><value>http://www.adobe.com/go/after-effects-tutorials</value

 

Clifford Otto

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