When you’re working on your computer, Windows creates temporary files for temporary use. These files are generated for backup ...

A file created by an application for its own purposes. In the days of limited main memory, temporary files were the only way to store large amounts of interim data that the application was generating.

Stump the PC Club is a free tech-advice column written by members of the North Orange County Computer Club, which has been in existence since 1976. Visit the club’s site at noccc.org. And don’t forget ...

UPDATE: The terminal command highlighted below was corrected, at the request of the blog author (and numerous commenters). Apologies for any confusion. Are you in the habit of leaving your digital ...

If you've ever opened your Downloads folder only to find a ton of files you don't need, reader Márton Mészáros has a simple tip for keeping yourself organized: use your computer's temporary folder. If ...

If you are a Windows 11/10 user, you might have seen the DumpStack.log.tmp file in your C drive. This file is located in the root directory of your Windows computer. However, it is not necessary that ...

In Internet Explorer, it is possible to change the location of the temporary files folder (INetCache), this article will show you how. From this menu, you can change the space allocated to the storage ...

Storage Sense is a feature in Windows 11 that automatically manages storage intelligently. It can monitor your storage usage and warns you when storage is full. You ...