vista's environment variable for the temp folder

ksmith01

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Does anyone know why Microsoft decided to put the users temp folder under the users profile. Is it for security reasons, so if someone else logs on the the machine, they can't view the other users temp files. If this is the recommended practice, does anyone know of any documentation stating this? We have always set this variable to "C:\temp" in the past, so an admin on the machine could go to one place and delete ALL temp files on the whole machine at once. If leaving it in the users profile is recommended and you have machines with many different users, how do you clean up all the users temp files without having to traverse into each profile then delete all files? Is there a script or batch file to do this?
 

My Computer

Helloo ksmith01,

Welcome to Vista Forums!

I dont think this is possible without a program and i am not sure if there is one created. Try some google searches and let me know.

Sorry for the lack of assistance,
Ben
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell
    CPU
    Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 420 @1.60 GHz
    Motherboard
    Dell Inspion 530 Default
    Memory
    PNY 4GB 240-Pin SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Gateway PnP Monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1024x768 @ 75 Hz
    Hard Drives
    Seagate 250G ATA SATA-II
    Case
    Dell Inspiron 530
    Cooling
    None
    Keyboard
    Logitech EX100 Combo
    Mouse
    Logitech EX100 Combo
    Internet Speed
    100 MB/s
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