problem with hard drive

[chhuyho]

I did 3 times of disk clean and here is the 3rd screen shot and I'm runing malwarebyte again.
I don't think it deleted my temporary files..... I did ccleaner also..

 

[richc46]

I do not like giving this tutorial in fear that someone may delete the wrong files. Be careful follow instructions.
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/104637-temporary-files-temp-folder.html

 

[chhuyho]

I have these mass stack of tmp files should I delete them..? what things should I not delete...?

 

[richc46]

Im not there, follow the tutorial. Did you get to temporary from the start menu as it shows in the tutrorial?
Temporary files can be deleted.

 

[richc46]

If you are sure that you follow the tutorial, you will not have a problem. Make a system restore point first, for insurance. The tut is simple to follow, if you used the start button to find temporary, you are ok.

You can even click on the files, to be sure of what they are. Do a few at a time if you are worried.

I followed the procedure, from the start menu, just now. It worked great. I deleted 3gb of crap.

Follow this video, select all users. All temp files should be gone.
It is the same as the great tut that I gave you, except there is a video.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/w...g-Disk-Cleanup

 

[chhuyho]

I deleted many of temp files and I don't think there are no problems at all after erasing temp files.
but I ran windirstat and it shows that there are still 19 GB of temp files.... wow..

 

[richc46]

Did you watch the video and check all users?

 

[richc46]

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/155230-disk-cleanup-last-access-limit-temp-files.html

You have 20 gb of crap that you can get rid of. Delete those temporary files, the way it shows in the video. If that does not work do it manually as shown.

Reboot, before using winstat, again.

Did you use ccleaner to clean up temporary files? It does a great job.

 

[chhuyho]

I did disk cleaner, ccleaner and reboot all things, but windirstat shows 19GB... I don't know why it has 19GB of temp files eventhough I deleted most of it in %temp% file.... I think it is somewhere else... I think it is in this file... Do u think I can delete these files too?

 

[richc46]

When you did the clean disc did you check all users?
Is the file found with %temp%?

 

[chhuyho]

yes I did and only myself is using this computer. I checked the area of screenshot that I posted above and it has 19GB bytes of temp files. I think this one is the temp file Windirstat shows me.

 

[richc46]

I agree that is the file. It says temporary, but I am reluctant to give the go ahead,if it did not show up with the %temp% command

 

[chhuyho]

I dont know why...I thought it is same temp file... but in C drive/windows I have one more temp file... why is it different..?

 

[richc46]

The first temp folder is yours, you are the user
The second belongs to the system
Those are the system files that would have been deleted if you checked the box include system users; but that option may only be in Seven.

I would follow these instructions to be on the safe side. 99.99% of the people would say that it is safe just to delete. I choose to be in the minority. I am sure that you want to be cautious with your computer.

Follow these instructions and you will be ok
Is it safe to Remove Files in the Windows Temp folder? / Infopackets.com

 

[richc46]

This software has a good reputation for cleaning all files
TFC - Temp File Cleaner by OldTimer - Geeks to Go Forums