Q131944: Windows 95/98: How to Delete Temporary Files

Article: Q131944
Product(s): Microsoft Home Miscellaneous Products
Version(s): WINDOWS:95
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv kbimu
Last Modified: 01-JAN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
- Microsoft Windows 98 
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This article describes how to delete temporary (.Tmp) files in Windows 95/98.

MORE INFORMATION
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To remove temporary files, do the following:

1. Click the Start button and then click Shut Down. Click "Restart the Computer
  in MS-DOS Mode?" Click Yes.

2. At the MS-DOS command prompt, type the following and press ENTER:

  " set " (without the quotation marks)

  Locate the Temp= line and note the location of the TEMP variable.

3. Change to the directory noted in step 2. For example, if TEMP is set to
  C:\Windows\Temp, type the following at the MS-DOS command prompt and press
  ENTER:

  " cd\windows\temp " (without the quotation marks)

4. Delete any temporary files in this directory. Temporary files typically have
  a .Tmp extension. To delete these files, type the following, then press
  ENTER:

  " del *.tmp " (without the quotation marks)

5. Type "exit" (without the quotation marks) and press ENTER to restart Windows
  95/98.

NOTE: You should never delete .Tmp files from within the Windows 95 graphical
user interface because Windows 95 or a Windows-based application may be using
one of these files.

Additional query words: kbhowto Win95 1995 temp temporary delete

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Keywords          : kbenv kbimu 
Technology        : kbWin95search kbWin98search kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin98
Version           : WINDOWS:95
Issue type        : kbhowto

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