You don't need to delete the folder itself though, only its content. The temp folder is for temporary things. One of our servers has a lot of accumulated files under c:\\windows\\temp folder.
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I wanted to do disk cleanup myself and found a large folder in %localappdata% called temp. Since windows 11 (or maybe earlier) windows notepad internally stores unsaved files so if the application (or windows) crashes they will be still there later. How to make windows to do the same?
It cannot delete the temp folders, especially in the windows folder because it is in use.
The temp folder is not always deleted, even after proper shutdowns, and the space can pile up to large proportions. I wondered if deleting the contents of it won't harm my computer. You will want to delete all files in the folder and skip anything in use, instead of deleting the folder itself. I've been deleting the temp folder contents since the days of windows 95.
Windows server 2019 the problem: The question is quite straight forward, i need a list of environment variables (which is a fixed list) and is answered by dennis williamson. The %temp% in the run command line will show the contents of the logged in user's temp folder. Ubuntu deletes temporary files by default after reboot, but windows doesn't.
If they are not in use, then delete them.
In theory, appdata's temp folder (%temp%) is the place for programs to put files that can be deleted immediately after all handles to them are closed. I always recommend deleting as many files as possible in this folder, as they are only. If the files are in use your delete of them will fail.
