| Deleting Temporary Files Windows 98 creates some files for its own use. When 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. Click 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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