Clearing the TEMP Folder

When running applications in Windows, some apps will choose to store temporary file data on the disk. Most likely, these files will end up in a temporary directory. These folders, usually named “Temp”, can fill up and may need to be cleared. In this short section, you can see where these folders are and how to clear them.

• Close all applications and make sure your files are saved
• Open File Explorer
• Enter %TMP or %TEMP% in the Address Bar
• This should take you to a file path similar to C:\Users\Scott\AppData\Local\Temp
• Remove the data in this folder (or rename it to Temp2 if you want to keep it around)

• Go to C:\Windows\Temp to remove the global temp folder, if that is needed

Note: deleting temp files is safe, but if Windows OS shows a popup indicating that the file is in use, then do not delete that file because an open app is using that temp file