[pchelpers] Re: hidden files

  • From: John Durham <john.modec@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2002 11:42:18 +1300

Correct. Deleting temporary files is a good method to recover disk
space. Deleting hidden files is a good way to cause serious headaches.

G.R. Hanson wrote:
> 
> These instructions were not for hidden files, right?  Just temp files
> to answer Pen's
> question...?  right?
> 
> G.R. Hanson
> Arkansas USA
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: John Durham <john.modec@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 2:26 PM
> Subject: [pchelpers] Re: hidden files
> 
> To delete the temporary files use
> Start
> Find
> Files or Folders
> type in '*.tmp' (without the quote marks)
> click the Find Now button. All the files with a tmp extension in the
> name are found for you. After that, just highlight them in the Find
> box
> and push the Delete key.
> All these files are sent to the Recycle bin.
> 
> Internet Cache:
> Start
> Settings
> Control Panel
> Under the General tab there is a section headed Temporary Internet
> files. Click the Delete Files button and OK. The files go to the
> Recycle
> bin.
> 
> Recycle bin:
> On the desktop, right click the Recycle bin icon. From the menu,
> select
> Empty Recycle Bin
> All the files are deleted from the Recycle bin. Space is freed up.
> 
> click on Internet Options
> 
> tactilelady wrote:
> >
> > Can you tell me how to do the things below?
> >
> > Penelope
> >
> > >
> > > In that case, have you deleted the temporary files (.tmp), the
> > internet
> > > cache, and emptied the recycle bin?
> > >
> >
> 
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