How To Clear Temp?

In computers or any other devices when we use applications or software then they store our processes into a memory, this is temporary memory of our tasks. Some times this temporary memory use a lot of disk space and may case to slow down your computer or uses extra CPU and power and make noise disturbance in our work. In this article I’ll gives you methods to to clear temp from your computer.

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How to clear Temp?

There is two simple methods and one Shortcut to clear Temporary Files in your computer. One is to locate manually that where is Temp stored and the other one is using the Run command prompt.

Method 1: Locate Manually

1. To locate Temp folder manually you have to do simple steps.
2. Open Windows Explorer or My Computer.
3. Locate “Local Disk (C:)” and open it.
4. Now go to “Windows” Directory or file and open it.
5. Here, locate and open the folder named ‘Temp’ or press ‘T’ on your keyboard to navigate to it.
6. After finding the folder open it select all the file by pressing “CTRL + A” and then press “DEL” button or Right Click and delete all.

Method 2. Using Run command

To easily clear cache from your computer you can use Run command to navigate the Temp folder.

1. Press “Window Logo + R” and hit Enter.
2. In Command prompt type “temp” and hit Enter.
3. Temp Folder will be opened you have to select all by pressing “CTRL + A” and then delete all.
4. Now press “Window Key + R” again and this time write “Prefetch” and hit enter.
5. You will be asked for permission, click on continue and select all and delete all these.

With these simple ways you can easily clear your temporary memory and free up more space. It always case to slow down your computer so clear all the temp memory when you feel your device is slow. This may save your disk space and also your CPU to be over heated.

Use Shortcut Script extension to clear temp in a second.

There Is a simple way to clear temp in a second by using a shortcut. Copy the script given below:

@echo off
echo Clearing temp folder…
RD /S /Q %temp%
echo Temp folder cleared.
pause

Go to your desktop create a new text file and paste this script in it. Then press “CTRL + SHIFT + S” or navigate the “Save as” and click on it. After that save the script or text code with “.bat” extension and press the Custom file to All Files and save.

Now whenever you press the Shortcut it will clear your temp files with a single click. Then you will see: Temp folder is cleared. Press any key to continue. . . .

But if you don’t want that you have to press any key then you can use the given below script ?. Save it with the same process. It will clear temp and you will not have to press any key.

@echo off
echo Clearing temp folder…
RD /S /Q %temp%
echo Temp folder cleared.

Additional: Use an Icon For Shortcut

If you wat to use the script then you surely want to add an icon to hide the default icon. To do this first you need to put this shortcut into your software or any other folder. Then Right click on it go down select Send to then select Create Shortcut to Desktop. Now on your desktop write click on it and open properties and click on change icon. From here you can change you icon or upload any custom icon if you want.

Note: Use this script carefully and make sure to use backup. There is no chance to harm anything but you have to be careful.

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