Delete temp folder in appdata - Windows 10

Question

_{Friday, May 24, 2019 6:36 AM}

Dear Friends,

I run Free Up Space Now and it can't delete temp folder.

Can I delete this folder manually?

Thanks

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_{Friday, May 24, 2019 6:57 AM ✅Answered}

Hi,

Thanks for your post in our forum.

According to my understanding and research, we can delete these folder or files manually.

Files & Folders You Can Safely Delete in Windows 10

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How to delete temporary files in Windows

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Best Regards,

Otto 

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_{Friday, May 24, 2019 7:12 AM ✅Answered | 1 vote}

You can simply cleanup two temp folders by opening a Run window (Windows Logo key+R), type temp and press Enter. Delete everything that appears (there may be a few obstinate files that cannot be deleted, just skip them). Repeat the command for the other folder using %temp% in place of temp.

_{Friday, May 24, 2019 7:55 AM ✅Answered | 1 vote}

Hi,

Thanks for your reply.

According to my understanding, Free Up Space Now can only detects the folders/files 7 days ago. And, it will only delete the folders/files 7 days ago automatically.

We can change it by the following registry.

path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\
   CurrentVersion\Explorer\VolumeCaches\Temporary Files

name: LastAccess

Hope above information can help you.

Thanks again for your understanding and support.

Best Regards,

Otto 

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_{Friday, May 24, 2019 7:38 AM}

and why Windows Free Up Space Now cannot detects and delete those file?