The hard drive on my wife’s computer is almost full, even though she uses it mostly for email. While looking for things to delete, I noticed that the WindowsTemp folder contains 180 gigabytes of data.

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Use Disk Cleanup or Storage Sense to delete temp files and schedule auto cleans. Use BleachBit for deeper scans, granular app ...

If your storage drive is always running out of space and you're not sure what's eating it up, check your temporary files. They can balloon into massive storage hogs, sometimes consuming dozens of ...

Q: I’m trying to download some not-very-large files from the Web and I get a message saying that either the drive where I’m trying to store the files or the place where temporary files are stored is ...

I've been having issues with running out of room on my C: drive even though I usually keep about 200 gigs free (games and such installed on a different drive), and I have figured out the following: 1.

If you've ever opened your Downloads folder only to find a ton of files you don't need, reader Márton Mészáros has a simple tip for keeping yourself organized: use your computer's temporary folder. If ...