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  Windows %TEMP% folder & files Jim Dell <Jim.Dell@gmail.com> - 2025-02-26 09:12 -0500
    Re: Windows %TEMP% folder & files "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2025-02-26 16:51 +0100
    Re: Windows %TEMP% folder & files Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-26 12:53 -0500
      Re: Windows %TEMP% folder & files "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-02-26 19:29 +0100
        Re: Windows %TEMP% folder & files Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-02-26 20:46 +0000
          Re: Windows %TEMP% folder & files Ed Cryer <ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> - 2025-02-26 21:15 +0000
            Re: Windows %TEMP% folder & files Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-02-26 20:06 -0500
              Re: Windows %TEMP% folder & files Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-26 21:09 -0500
              Re: Windows %TEMP% folder & files Ed Cryer <ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> - 2025-02-27 11:15 +0000
                Re: Windows %TEMP% folder & files Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-02-27 07:34 -0500
                  Re: Windows %TEMP% folder & files Ed Cryer <ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> - 2025-02-27 19:00 +0000
                    Re: Windows %TEMP% folder & files Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-02-27 16:54 -0500
                      Re: Windows %TEMP% folder & files Ed Cryer <ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> - 2025-02-27 22:54 +0000
                      Re: Windows %TEMP% folder & files Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-03-01 15:29 +0000
          Re: Windows %TEMP% folder & files VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-02-26 16:06 -0600
            Re: Windows %TEMP% folder & files Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-02-27 13:29 +0000
          Re: Windows %TEMP% folder & files Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@usenet.mail.kapsi.fi> - 2025-02-27 12:37 +0200
        Re: Windows %TEMP% folder & files Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2025-02-26 17:57 -0600
          Re: Windows %TEMP% folder & files John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2025-02-27 12:01 +0000
        Re: Windows %TEMP% folder & files Zaidy036 <Zaidy036@air.isp.spam> - 2025-02-26 19:20 -0500
    Re: Windows %TEMP% folder & files Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-02-26 13:42 -0500
    Re: Windows %TEMP% folder & files VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-02-26 13:55 -0600
      Re: Windows %TEMP% folder & files VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-02-26 14:23 -0600
    Re: Windows %TEMP% folder & files John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2025-02-27 11:47 +0000
      Re: Windows %TEMP% folder & files Jim Dell <Jim.Dell@gmail.com> - 2025-02-27 08:49 -0500
        Re: Windows %TEMP% folder & files Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-02-27 15:00 +0000
      Re: Windows %TEMP% folder & files Jim Dell <Jim.Dell@gmail.com> - 2025-02-27 08:49 -0500
    Re: Windows %TEMP% folder & files "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-02-27 06:43 -0800
      Re: Windows %TEMP% folder & files Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-02-27 15:31 +0000
        Re: Windows %TEMP% folder & files "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-02-28 05:29 -0800
          Re: Windows %TEMP% folder & files Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-28 12:32 -0500
            Re: Windows %TEMP% folder & files "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-03-02 06:11 -0800
          Re: Windows %TEMP% folder & files VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-02-28 11:39 -0600
            Re: Windows %TEMP% folder & files "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-03-02 06:14 -0800
              Re: Windows %TEMP% folder & files Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-03-02 15:20 +0000
                Re: Windows %TEMP% folder & files Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-03-02 14:57 -0500
                  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
          Re: Windows %TEMP% folder & files Mr Xi Ji Ping <ping@china.cn> - 2025-02-28 17:39 +0000
            Re: Windows %TEMP% folder & files VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-02-28 12:10 -0600
            Re: Windows %TEMP% folder & files "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-03-02 06:18 -0800
          Re: Windows %TEMP% folder & files Jim Dell <Jim.Dell@gmail.com> - 2025-03-01 19:11 -0500
      Re: Windows %TEMP% folder & files John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2025-02-28 23:40 +0000
    Re: Windows %TEMP% folder & files Zaidy036 <Zaidy036@air.isp.spam> - 2025-02-27 10:03 -0500

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#182634

Mr Xi Ji Ping <ping@china.cn> wrote:

> John C. wrote:
>
>> When I run "€œdir %TEMP%"€ in Powershell, I get:
> 
> You don't run anything to search for the folder. You simply type 
> "%TEMP%" in the search box and the folder will open for you automatically.
> 
> Have you got a Search box in the taskbar or have you removed it because 
> Indians were spying on you? Please advise.

You can enter %temp% in any address bar managed by File Explorer, like
File Explorer's own address bar, or the address bar toolbar in the
Taskbar.  In the Start Menu (with or without the search box), entering
%temp (before you even append the second %) will show a hit on the
Temporary File Folder.

The search box for the Start Menu is superfluous.  Whether you type into
the search box when the Start Menu is displayed, or don't have a search
box but start typing when the Start Menu is displayed, the Start Menu
will search on whatever you type when it is in focus.  The search box is
a waste of screen realestate.  Just open the Start Menu, and start
typing.  To hide the superfluous search box, right-click on empty space
in the Taskbar, and under the Search menu entry elect Hidden.

No idea why John used Powershell to run DOS commands.  Powershell is not
the cmd.exe shell.  If he insists on opening a console window for
Powershell, and to avoid learning Powershell, he could enter cmd to load
yet another shell in which to run DOS commands.

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#182717

Mr Xi Ji Ping wrote:
> John C. wrote:
>> 
>> When I run “dir %TEMP%” in Powershell, I get:
> 
> You don't run anything to search for the folder. You simply type 
> "%TEMP%" in the search box and the folder will open for you automatically.

Yes, that works all right. However, I created a shortcut to the folder a
long time ago.

> Have you got a Search box in the taskbar or have you removed it because 
> Indians were spying on you? Please advise.

I removed it because it was a huge, obnoxious waste of space. Since I
use OpenShell, I've got a more space-saving version of the search field
at the bottom of the Start Menu. And it works the same.

-- 
John C.

Take back Microsoft from India.

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#182694

John C. wrote:
> Frank Slootweg wrote:
>> John C. wrote:
>>>
>>> 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"
>>
>>    Note that the OP's (Jim Dell) issue is about the %TEMP% folder, not
>> about C:\Windows\Temp.
> 
> Thanks. And I guess that means he meant a C:\WINDOWS\system32\%TEMP%
> folder or C:\WINDOWS\system32\TEMP folder.
> 
> I have only a c:\windows\temp folder in the Windows folder.
> 
>>    That said, the automatic cleaning of %TEMP% which VanguardLH mentioned
>> [1], *also* cleans C:\Windows\Temp, so while anybody is of course
>> free to do it themselves/manually, I think there is no real reason.
>>
>>    I hate to bring it to you, but Windows is not *all* bad! :-)
>>
>> [1] See my pointers to VanguardLH's and my responses in
>> Message-ID: <vpq25k.2go.1@ID-201911.user.individual.net>
> 
> When I run “dir %TEMP%” in Powershell, I get:
> _________________________________________________________________________________
> dir : Cannot find path 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\%TEMP%' because it does not
> exist.
> At line:1 char:1
> + dir %TEMP%
> + ~~~~~~~~~~
>      + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound:
> (C:\WINDOWS\system32\%TEMP%:String) [Get-ChildItem], ItemNotFoundExcepti
>     on
>      + FullyQualifiedErrorId :
> PathNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetChildItemCommand
> _________________________________________________________________________________
> 
> If Jim was talking about the temp folder here:
> 
> Users\[Your Username]\AppData\Local\Temp
> 
> I regularly clean it the same way that I do the temp folder in the
> Windows folder.
> 
Yes I am talking about
  Users\[Your Username]\AppData\Local\Temp

The command is %TEMP%

Jim

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#182644

On Thu, 27 Feb 2025 06:43:38 -0800, "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>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.

 I use PowerDesj instead of Exploder so I have a one-click "kill this
forever" button as well as a Recycle one. The kill button nukes files
permanently. There is no getting them back. 

>
>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.

https://www.startpage.com/do/dsearch?q=HeadlessChrome&cat=web&language=english
has loads of suggestions as to where those may be coming from. 

 "Headless Chrome" seems to also be a program. 

                                                   J. 

 

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#182601

On 2/26/2025 9:12 AM, 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

Just to add info note that the MS Defender log is kept in
C:\Users\xxx\AppData\Local\Temp\MpCmdRun.log

It is one log where Defender actions are appended and if you do not move 
it out of Temp it will restart after every deletion and not be available 
for past actions reference.

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