Disk Cleanup will not delete temp files from SSD?

Boomstick777 · 27 Feb 2014 at 13:35

Can't delete these pesky temporary files from my C drive with Disk Cleanup tool on Windows 7.

Have tried CCleaner to no avail, also used Windows 7 manager, nothing seems to want to remove it..

Anybody know how to do this manually?

OLDPHART · 27 Feb 2014 at 13:53

Try CCleaner far better tool -

http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download/standard

Never had anyprobs with CCleaner lol did not see you had tried it as well.

wazza300 · 27 Feb 2014 at 13:59

they are probably in use hence why they wont delete?

try looking in windows/internet/temp folder and delete them

OLDPHART · 27 Feb 2014 at 13:59

Hi again lol, try this click link -

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/260897

jh30uk · 27 Feb 2014 at 14:00

It should work, must be locked in use by a process.

Remember that "new fangled" Win 8 advanced clean up peeps were raving about a few months ago.

Well I have been using it since Vista : http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/76383-disk-cleanup-extended.html

Similar to one but I did not need make it as its in Windows already and its links to C:\WINDOWS\system32 cmd.exe

Boomstick777 · 27 Feb 2014 at 14:13

Thanks for the help guys, ironically after using the above methods, Windows is now using more SSD space and the files have still not deleted

jh30uk · 27 Feb 2014 at 14:17

Can I send you my little ".ink" file that is in the pic above, it links to the process already in Windows, when you run this it will open up the box like above you have but far more options and for all drives.

You may see old Windows installs etc.

I would run it is Safe Mode, the file if locked as in use shouldn't be then.

Edit: I mailed you and put link to the file on my desktop, I will leave file server open a while but it may not work if I am not here due to firewall rules unless I see and agree to it as not used since format.

Boomstick777 · 27 Feb 2014 at 14:21

jh30uk said:
Can I send you my little ".ink" file that is in the pic above, it links to the process already in Windows, when you run this it will open up the box like above you have but far more options and for all drives.

You may see old Windows installs etc.

I would run it is Safe Mode, the file if locked as in use shouldn't be then.

I ran the advanced cleaner in the link you gave, via CMD and it gave me a lot more options but still didn't take out the pesky 360mb files..

This is not doing my OCD much good haha. I must find a way to wipe away these annoying temp files

jh30uk · 27 Feb 2014 at 14:23

Safe Mode and do it again.

Boomstick777 · 27 Feb 2014 at 14:31

You beauty, that worked. Thank you

OLDPHART · 27 Feb 2014 at 14:38

Hi, try the registry cleaner in CCLeaner then see what happens.

Nice one jh30uk.