deleting temp files in windows

Hi Mahad -

I'm Kevin B. Independent advisor and a Windows user like you. I do apologize for the inconvenience that you experiencing right now, let me help you sort things out.

Some of the files that are on the temporary folder are being used by the computer even though they are temporary. If deleting temporary files requires administrative permission then that means that the file that you're trying to delete is being used by an application on your computer.

If you want to delete them you can try and boot to safemode to remove those file.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/sta...

Feel free to reach back if you need further assistance

Hope this will help and have a bless day!

Thanks.

Kevin B.

Independent advisor

Well not all of the files require admin permission just some I was trying to delete said I need admin permission. Will deleting the files that say you need admin permission harm my pc or is it completely safe?

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).

Hi Mahad -

I'm Kevin B. Independent advisor and a Windows user like you. I do apologize for the inconvenience that you experiencing right now, let me help you sort things out.

Some of the files that are on the temporary folder are being used by the computer even though they are temporary. If deleting temporary files requires administrative permission then that means that the file that you're trying to delete is being used by an application on your computer.

If you want to delete them you can try and boot to safemode to remove those file.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/sta...

Feel free to reach back if you need further assistance

Hope this will help and have a bless day!

Thanks.

Kevin B.

Independent advisor

You can safely delete any file in the Temp folder - if Windows lets you.