How to delete temp files in Windows 8 simply?

I. What are Windows Temporary Files?

When Windows is running, sometimes there is not enough memory allocated for the current task. At this time, the operating system will create temporary files in order to temporarily save data for the current task. The use of these temporary files is only temporary and becomes redundant files. Generally, these temporary files are automatically deleted after the current task is completed, but sometimes these temporary files are left behind, resulting in wasted disk space.

If you find that the disk space is insufficient, you can try the following methods to delete Windows 8 temporary files.

II. How to delete Windows 8 temporary files?

The following methods are applicable to Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 systems. Before proceeding with the steps below, please log on to the system as an administrator and exit all running programs.

1. Delete through Windows File Explorer

To delete temporary files and folders on a Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 computer using Windows Explorer, follow these steps:

Step 1: Hit the (Start) key and type (%temp%) in the search box, then press the (Enter) key. This will open the folder on the system drive where the temporary files are located.

Step 2:Check (Hidden items) in the (View) tab.

Step 3: Press (Ctrl+A) to select all files and folders, and then press (Shift+Delete) to delete the selected files.

2. Delete through Disk Cleanup

If you want to useDisk Cleanup to delete temporary files and folders, follow these steps:

Step 1: Press the (Windows Key + S) key to open the search dialog box, then search for (Disk Cleanup), and press the (Enter) key. Then there will be a “Disk Cleanup: Drive Selection” prompt box, you can select the disk to clean up and click (OK). In addition, you can also right-click the disk to clean up temporary files in the file explorer, and select (Properties)-(General)-(Disk Cleanup).

Step 2: Select the file to be deleted in the opened Disk Cleanup interface, for example, select the (temporary file) option, click (OK), and then click (Delete File).

3. Delete through the command prompt

To delete Windows 8 temporary files using Command Prompt, follow these steps:

Step 1: Press (Windows + R) keys to open the run window and enter (cmd), click (OK).

Step 2: Type the following command in the pop-up window (del /q/f/s %TEMP%\*) (Note: /q specifies a quiet mode, and you will not be prompted to confirm the deletion. /f forcefully deletes the read-only file./ s deletes the specified file in the current directory and all subdirectories, displays the name of the file to be deleted), and press the (Enter) key.

III. How to recover after accidentally deleting files?

If you accidentally delete other files during the process of deleting temporary files, you can refer to the following methods to recover deleted files.

1. What is Renee Undeleter?

Renee Undeleter is a software specially used to restore various data files. When you accidentally delete important files, empty the recycle bin, or format the disk, you can use this tool to retrieve the lost data. The software covers four functional modules, including file recovery, formatting recovery, partition recovery and image creation, which can help you solve many data loss problems in an all-round way. Regardless of the built-in hard disk, mobile hard disk, SD card, U disk and other storage devices, as long as they can be successfully connected to the computer, you can use this software to scan and restore files. The software also supports previewing files to help users accurately find the files that need to be recovered.

2. How to recover accidentally deleted files with Renee Undeleter?

Step 1: Download, install and run Renee Undeleter on a Windows computer, and select the (Whole Partition Scan) option on the main interface. Do not install Renee Undeleter in the disk where data is lost to avoid data overwriting.

Step 2: Next select the hard drive partition from which data needs to be recovered. After the selection is complete, click (Next).

Step 3: Wait patiently for the scan to complete. You can double-click the file to preview it. If it is the file you need to recover, please check the target file and click the (Recover) button.

Step 4: Click the (Browse) button to select another hard disk partition to save the files, and click (Restore). Wait for the recovery to complete, click (Browse recovered files) to view the recovered files.