Local Profiles

rlculver · 13 Aug 2006 at 14:50

Hi,

I have a number of users log onto a number of machines on a daily basis. I do not use roaming profiles and so a local profile is created (WIndows XP).

Over the years, I feel the local profiles are getting quite full, with temp files etc, and was wonder if their is a easy way for all temp files to be deleted, without having to go though each user account.

Many thanks

Robert

Burnsy2023 · 13 Aug 2006 at 15:06

Could you not just delete the profiles?

Burnsy

rlculver · 13 Aug 2006 at 15:09

True, i was thinking of that, but was not going to go that route incase they had customised templates, even though I tell them to save to their home directories on the server!

Any other ideas, but thanks, that might be my only other option!

Burnsy2023 · 13 Aug 2006 at 15:17

The problem with profiles, is that temporary files are not stored in one place. They are in the Application Data and User Data folders, which also hold information intergral to the profile.

Deletion may be your only option. If people are supposed to store templates centrally, just warn them its gonna be deleted and it's their responsibility.

Burnsy

rlculver · 13 Aug 2006 at 15:20

Hi,

Thanks for these details

What I might do is try this on a few machines and see howe they react! - But hey, I have given them warning

Thanks!

oddjob62 · 13 Aug 2006 at 17:06

You could just do a search for Temp (include hidden folders) Then just delete the folders called temp in the c\documents and settings...blah blah folders. The folder just gets recreated the next time the use logs on anyway. Could delete temp internet files folder as well.. those 2 usually take up most space on a profile.