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Does deleting temporary files really speed up your computer? (Windows)

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Mar 15, 202648532 views
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And how does that actually work? How can a temporary file impair performance by just sitting there? Edit: It appears that Microsoft thinks so.

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I can certainly vouch for the speedup associated with having a huge number of files in your temp folder. I've had my current laptop for 2-3 yrs and never deleted temp files... then one day I installed AVG PC-Tuneup and inadvertently deleted my temp …

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