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Canada: DisAbled Women's Network Canada Deleting Temporary Files - Windows 98
Windows 98 creates some files for its own use. When/if you shut down Windows for the day, it's supposed to delete those temporary files. Unfortunately, it sometimes forgets. After a while, the dead files pile up. You'll need to purge those files yourself. To see what temporary trash Windows has stored permanently on your hard drive, follow these steps: 1. Select Start, Find, Files or Folders. 2. Type *.tmp into the Named box. That's an asterisk, a period, and the letters T, M, and P. 3. Click Find Now. 4. Look at the dates of the files that turn up. See any files that are older than a week or so? Copy them onto a floppy disk for protection, and then drag the files into the Recycle Bin. To be on the safe side, don't ever delete any files with the current day's date. Wait a few days just to make sure that they don't contain anything important. And even then, make sure that you save a copy of the file on a floppy disk in case a program starts begging for it a few days later.
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