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re: Question about 'What to Throw Away'
Thursday, August 12, 2004 at 12:15 pm
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Posted by JT (61 messages posted)


Get Process Explorer from Sysinternals and run it.
Pull down Search ---> Find.
Type in ".tmp" in the "Handle or type substring" box.
It will show you which process is using that file.

Later,
JT


On Thursday, August 12, 2004 at 7:19 am, Jerry Frank wrote:
>I have a question about 2 files in my Documents and Settings/Local Settings/Temp
>folder. They are shown in the form ~WRF3230.tmp . If I try to right or left single
>click on either, my computer locks up (actually goes into never ending debug mode).
> That means I am unable to select them to delete or even to determine properties.
> However, the 2 consume (by process of elimination of other files) almost 1.5 gb.
> What are these files and how can I get rid of them?
>
>Thanks.
>
>


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Question about 'What to Throw Away' (Jerry Frank: Thursday, August 12, 2004 at 7:19 am)

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-Question about 'What to Throw Away' (Jerry Frank: Thu, Aug 12, 2004, 7:19 am)
*re: Question about 'What to Throw Away' (DEX: Thu, Aug 12, 2004, 10:20 am)
*re: Question about 'What to Throw Away' (JT: Thu, Aug 12, 2004, 12:15 pm)
-Still a problem; Was re: Question about 'What to Throw Away' (Jerry Frank: Thu, Aug 12, 2004, 4:16 pm)
-re: Still a problem; Was re: Question about 'What to Throw Away' (DEX: Thu, Aug 12, 2004, 4:37 pm)
-re: Still a problem; Was re: Question about 'What to Throw Away' (Jerry Frank: Fri, Aug 13, 2004, 6:45 am)
-re: Still a problem; Was re: Question about 'What to Throw Away' (DEX: Fri, Aug 13, 2004, 7:46 am)
-re: Still a problem; Was re: Question about 'What to Throw Away' (Jerry Frank: Fri, Aug 13, 2004, 10:12 am)
-re: Still a problem; Was re: Question about 'What to Throw Away' (DEX: Fri, Aug 13, 2004, 10:30 am)
*re: Still a problem; Was re: Question about 'What to Throw Away' (Jerry Frank: Fri, Aug 13, 2004, 11:33 am)
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