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| From | "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.comp.os.windows-10 |
| Subject | Re: Windows %TEMP% folder & files |
| Date | 2025-02-27 06:43 -0800 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <vpptmt$350ck$4@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <vpn7gg$2jeht$1@dont-email.me> |
Jim Dell wrote: > Got a question about the files in %TEMP% > > There are thousands of them on my system > > If you run “dir %TEMP%” from a command prompt you’ll see them. > > Mostly mine are > HeadlessChrome304648710500 > scoped_dir304_1457881672 > folders > > The only thing that changes is the numbers after the text. > > Yes, a run a Chrome Headless job. Is there a parameter to set to I > should set to prevent the HeadlessChrome folders? > > I don’t know what is causing the scoped_dir folders from being created. > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Jim Here's what I do on a regular basis: 1. Open the c:\windows\temp folder in File Explorer 2. Click on any file in the right hand pane to select it 3. Press Control-A to select everything in the c:\windows\temp folder 4. Press the Delete key Some files may refuse to be deleted if your system has crashed at any point, but the vast majority of the files will go to your Recycle Bin. 5. Right click on your Recycle Bin 6. Select "Empty Recycle Bin" I would try to find out what's causing the Temp folder to get flooded with those "HeadlessChrome" folders. Sound like something that Google Chrome is creating, if you have Google Chrome installed. I've never used Google Chrome -hated it from when I first heard about it- so I couldn't tell you if that's the source. -- John C. Take back Microsoft from India.
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Re: Windows %TEMP% folder & files Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-03-02 20:28 +0000
Re: Windows %TEMP% folder & files "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-03-03 06:15 -0800
Re: Windows %TEMP% folder & files VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-03-02 14:44 -0600
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