just experimenting again...

Hi Aaron

How do you mean MAKE a temp folder ?

do you mean a folder that Ccleaner would recognize and clean items from or do you mean a folder to replace an existing temp folder ?

Whats the experiment

i dont want it to be recognized by programs if thats possible.
just one i could make on my destop for storing random stuff.

I dont think its possible to make an invisible folder ,

if you mean you dont want the contents detected then add your items to the folder and then send it to a compressed (zipped) folder and password protect it then nothing can get access except you

for them to be recognized as temps in programs, dont they have to be recorded in the registry?
i just wanted to mae something to throw random screenshots and stuff in.

hmm... right click desktop>New>Folder. Throw all your random stuff in it.

lol but thats no fun. then you cant learn!

You've lost me

If you right click an empty space on the desktop (or anywhere you want the folder) and choose New then Folder, name it and press Enter, could you not just use that to store screenshots and files in, why do they need to be added to the registry ?

EDIT: RRidgely already suggested that

how can i make a temp folder just lie c>temp?

What programs shouldn't it be recognized by?
Explain that a bit further.

i was more just curious but since so many people store stuff in a temp file then get it deleted by ccleaner, y not just mae ther own?

To create a new folder in C: drive see the picture--

http://i5.tinypic.com/15miqmc.jpg

TEMP FOLDER not just any folder.

A temp folder is the same thing as a regular folder. It just does as the name implies and stores temporary files that windows and other programs will only need for a short period of time in a place where they will know to find them.

how does it delete them automatically?

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Why don't you just PUT your files in the temp file? Then you won't have to deal with them. And what's with all the random posts anyway? They seem rather redundant *cough* spam *cough*

i dont think this is a "spam" topic. everyone learns or experiments with their OS in a different way, it's how we all learn.

too many files to sort thru to find one then

Extend Send To...

If you regularly use the same destinations for copying files, it’s worth making a permanent link for it.


Open My Computer, then drive C. Open Documents and Settings, then open the folder which corresponds to your Windows XP user name. If Send To isn’t visible, you’ll need to enable Show Hidden Files in Tools -> Folder Options -> View.
Find the drive or folder you want to select as a destination, then hold the right mouse button and drag it across to the Send To folder you already opened. Release the button, and select Create Shortcuts Here. Rename the new shortcut to something memorable , like: TEMP?

I'm not sure everyone is talking about the same thing here (and I'm not even sure I am... ) .

Anyway, if I understand your question correctly, yes, you can certainly create a new folder called "Temp" in any location you want without the risk of any application, Windows OR CCLeaner seeing it or messing with it.

Windows and applications look at the registry to determine what constitutes the "real" temp folder, and that's the one they use.

We're talking about the "Temp" and "TMP" Expanded String Values in this key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\currentcontrolset\Control\Session manager\Environment

By default it is %SystemRoot%\TEMP (generally C:\Windows\Temp)

And per User, the same values in

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Environment

... being: %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp (ie C:\Documents and settings\UserName\Local Settings\Temp

You should stay out of those folders.


Temp folders located anywhere else however will not be recognized by applications or the operating system, and in fact I have four or five of them myself:

C:\Temp
C:\Downloads\Temp

and so on...

[reply edited, as I forgot to mention the User Temp folders... D'UH! )

lol! i even know how to do that!

so if i just name it "temp" then it will automatically delete fles after it gets so big or do i have to add it to the registry?

is that the only place in the registry that tells about the temp folders?

As I explained, if you name any other folder Temp nothing will touch it, and its contents will remain intact.

I thought that is what you were after.

Or am I misunderstanding you, and do you on the contrary WANT the contents of your newly created Temp folder to be deleted automatically??

Yeah, I didn't have a clue what she was wanting. I get what tony is saying but thats not how I read her question. It was 3AM at the time so who knows.

LOL!... now if all questions were as clearly formulated as our answers...

A temp folder is for *TEMPORARY* files.
Not for random files.
Important files should *never* ever be placed in a temp folder unless you dont mind loosing them.

Thank you; that really brings a whole new perspective to the issue at hand!

ROFLMAO

As for you Aaron. You aren't making sense at this point. First you said that you didn't want the folder to be recognized by other programs, but now you want the items in the folder to magically disappear at some point because the name of the folder is Temp? Say what you mean, and mean what you say so that people aren't running in circles trying to help.

Also, Aaron. I'm sure that you will now play with your environment variables now that you know what they are. I suggest you write down the correct settings before changing that stuff around. Changing your environment variables is how people lose "Real Important Documents". I do suggest that you don't mess with your environment variables at all, but I know you better than that.


NOTE: Don't put anything like C:\WINDOWS in your environment variable. That will cause CCleaner to wipe out your entire OS. LMAO

LOL!
WOW! 130 GBs removed! ... wait a second..

OH SNAP!

i was going for a temp folder that did automatically delete its own contents after it got so big but i didnt want any programs recognize it or to be able to clear it out.

Not sure whether that is at all possible. You could create a batchfile to delete the contents of the folder, then create a new task in Scheduled Tasks that will run that batchfile once a month or something like that, but I don't think that's exactly what you're after...

Not that I know how to do it but perhaps:

1. A size-limited folder that deletes the oldest files when the number of files reaches a limit, e.g., C:\Windows\Prefetch with its 128 file limit. (Limiting the total folder size would be closer to aaron's request but one big file could blow out everything else.)

2. A time-limited folder that deletes each file a set number of days after its creation date, e.g., C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download with its 10 day limit.

EDIT: Limiting the total folder size might be handled similar to the way Recycle Bin is managed, complete with a warning about available space.

use a filing cabinet.