A file created by an application for its own purposes. In the days of limited main memory, temporary files were the only way to store large amounts of interim data that the application was generating.

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Windows creates temporary files in the background to keep everything running smoothly. But over time, these hidden files quietly pile up in system folders, slowly eating away at space you could use ...

Temporary files can overstay their welcome and end up lining the stores of your hard drive as junk files. Temporary files range from installation elements left by long deleted programs to system files ...

Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2011 creates temporary files while performing certain actions on your computer. These temporary files are not automatically removed by Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2011, leaving your ...

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 ...

There are numerous different reasons why your computer might be running a bit slower than usual. This article details the various reasons a PC may be running slowly and explains how to speed up a slow ...

Storage Sense is a feature in Windows 11 that automatically manages storage intelligently. It can monitor your storage usage and warns you when storage is full. You ...

I have touched on several subjects in individual posts prior to this one that now come together in this single post. These subjects include use of File.deleteOnExit() in Groovy, creation of temporary ...

Stump the PC Club is a free tech-advice column written by members of the North Orange County Computer Club, which has been in existence since 1976. Visit the club’s site at noccc.org. And don’t forget ...