Quick Tip: Windows Vista Temp Files Directory
Windows Vista Disk Cleanup wizard is really not all that bad, but I did find a small problem with it… It doesn't fully empty your temp folder. It only allows you to delete temporary files that haven't been modified in a week, as you can see in the screenshot.
If you've recently done a lot of editing or something that generates large temporary files, you may want to manually clean up. Just type in %TEMP% into the start menu search box, and hit enter. You'll immediate be taken to the temporary files folder, where you can delete whatever you feel like.
The Geek is the founder of How-To Geek and a geek enthusiast. When he's not coming up with great how-to articles, he's probably writing at his personal blog. This article was written on 01/21/07 and tagged with: Windows Vista, Managing Files and Folders
When I DL games from websites: yahoo, gaptap, spintop. My downloads goto a TEMPARARY FILE folder… although, they never open, and I can never find them in my directorys…
I do a computer search for the files, with nothing showing up.
Once you get to the temp folder, if you put your push your backspace key it will take you up one directory. Then you can drag and create a shortcut on your desktop