No matter what OS your computer is running on, these machines tend to get slow over time and one of the main causes of this is the build-up of temporary files in your computer. Most of these files have no use and just take up space on your computer, causing it to slow down.To top it off, you can’t just delete a folder containing these files as it is not easy to find these files. Therefore, today we’ll be talking about how to safely delete temporary files in Windows 10. However, before we begin, we ought to know about the different types of temporary files that can be deleted to make space on your computer.

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Types of temporary filesTemporary Internet Files: These are the files created when you use your web browser and help in loading webpages faster. However, once that webpage is closed, they are of no use and can be safely deleted. But these files will be downloaded again when you visit a website again.Downloaded Program Files: These are the files left behind by an app installer and are created when installing the app. They too have no use and can be safely deleted.Offline Webpages: Webpages that you frequent often are stored by the computer as offline webpages. This is done in order to save time when loading these pages again.

If you have a fast internet connection or can afford to wait a little longer for the pages to load, these files can be done away with.Recycle Bin: Recycle bin is just a folder where all the deleted files from your computer go. If you accidentally delete a file, you can restore it back from the recycle bin. We suggest you go through the contents of the bin once before deleting the files to make sure you don’t delete something important.Temporary files: These are the files created when you open any file to edit. For example, every time you open a document.docx file, a temporary file is generated which you can later delete safely.Thumbnails: Thumbnails help open image files faster.

These are small previews of images and even if you delete them they will be generated again every time you open that image file. Old Windows folder: These files will only be present if you have upgraded to Windows 10 from a lower version of Windows, like Windows 8.1. These files will enable you to roll back to the previous version. Therefore, we suggest you make sure the current Windows 10 build you’re using is stable enough before you delete these files.

How to safely delete temporary files in Windows 10Now that we know about the different types of temporary files and what they do, let’s learn how to safely delete them in Windows 10. We will be using the Disk Cleanup tool for this. Type “cleanmgr” into the Windows search box and out of the results, click on the Disk Cleanup tool. Once the tool is launched, select the drive you want to delete temporary files from.

The tool will then calculate the space you will be able to free by deleting different types of files. You can now see he different types of temporary files and the space you’d be able to free by deleting these. Select the types of files you want to delete and click on OK. Another dialogue box will prompt asking you to confirm your action. Click on Delete.If you want to delete system files which are not being used you can click on “Clean up system files” option and delete those files. So using the above method you can safely delete temporary files from Windows 10. Got any queries?

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Infopackets Reader Phyllis R. Writes:' Dear Dennis,I have just completed a 'disk cleanup' on my computer. When the disk cleanup finished, it said I could free up more space on my C drive if I deleted my Temporary Internet Files.

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Is this a safe procedure, and do you recommend it? Every once in a while I clean out my Temporary Internet Files and web site history, but was curious of your opinion. Thanks for any help you can provide.

'My response:Before answering that question, it's important to understand the role of Temporary Internet Files before you go and delete them;-).In short: Temporary Internet Files are downloaded onto your computer whenever a web site is accessed through your web browser. For example, if the web site consists of pictures, those pictures are downloaded and stored on your computer. Similarly, if the web site contains text, the text is downloaded and saved to your computer.The function of Temporary Internet Files are to act as an Internet 'cache'. So, for example: when a web site is referenced, your browser will first check to see if the web site files ('Temporary Internet Files') exist on your computer - locally - before attempting to download them remotely. Obviously, it is much quicker to access something locally than by remote destination. To put it another way: the web site would appear to load faster if the majority of its web files were cached on your system (via Temporary Internet Files).Considering that each web site could have hundreds - or even thousands - of individual Temporary Internet Files saved to your computer, the downside is that you will lose hard drive space. Having said that: if you constantly delete your Temporary Internet Files strictly 'out of habit', you'll not only save space, but you'll also severely fragment your hard drive.

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This is especially true if you have more than ample space to store your Temporary Internet Files (and deleting the files is therefore not necessary).Side note: As I have discussed in the Gazette a few times before, a single file can span across multiple areas on a hard disk drive. If the file is fragmented, the hard drive heads must move back and forth to read or write each portion of the file. This is also referred to as hard drive latency or access time.

As files are deleted old Temporary Internet Files and new ones are added newer Temporary Internet Files, the 'free space' on the drive starts to resemble that of Swiss Cheese. Defragging, on the other hand, puts related files in a close proximity so that when they are accessed, the drive head efficiently moves (at best) in 1 direction, rather than sporadically. The drive arm is referred to as the 'boom', and a move in one direction of the boom is referred to as a 'sweep' (as depicted here).So, to answer your question -Yes, you can clean up the Temporary Internet Files, Cookies, and Web Site History: but I recommend doing this.only. if hard drive space is an issue. And of course, I also recommend that you after every cleaning. RE: An Alternative to Cleaning Temporary Internet FilesIf hard drive space is critical, you might want to run an all-around system cleaning utility like, rather than hap-hazardly removing your Temporary Internet Files.

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