# When in Doubt, empty the %temp% folder

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**Created:** [April 11, 2024, 5:45am UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/when-in-doubt-empty-the-temp-folder/7086 "2024-04-11T05:45:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![CarlBarnes](https://clarionhub.com/user_avatar/clarionhub.com/carlbarnes/32/1859_2.png) [@CarlBarnes](https://clarionhub.com/u/CarlBarnes)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2024, 8:58pm UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/when-in-doubt-empty-the-temp-folder/7086/5 "2024-04-13T20:58:23Z")

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> [@Bruce](#):
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> So cleaning %temp% of -everything- from time to time is good, and emptying it specifically “when weird happens” is now high on my list.

I would suggest setting up a Task Schedule once a month to check on the temp folder. That is done by running a program. For now you could run `Explorer.exe %Temp%`

My Temp Folder Purge project could be modified to bring up a Summary Count and Size of files older than 14 or 30 days. A button could then delete them, or open Explorer to the Temp folder.

It also has a feature to Remove Empty Folders over 14 days old. That saves the hassle of opening folders to see if they have files. My %Temp% current has 177 folders.

I made a note to look at creating this utility. The [Editor Find Clean utility](https://clarionhub.com/t/findcleancwide-utility-to-fix-find-popup-dialog-window-appears-slowly-in-ide/3834) I have a task schedule to run every 1st of the month which works well so I don’t forget.

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