A file created by an application for its own purposes. In the days of limited main memory, temporary files were the only way to store large amounts of interim data that the application was generating.

In a user's computer, temporary Internet files are a collection of the most recent pages and files downloaded from the Web. The files are stored in a folder that acts as a cache so that subsequent ...

Windows creates temporary files in the background to keep everything running smoothly. But over time, these hidden files quietly pile up in system folders, slowly eating away at space you could use ...

I have touched on several subjects in individual posts prior to this one that now come together in this single post. These subjects include use of File.deleteOnExit() in Groovy, creation of temporary ...

If the system does not have a properly allocated paging file, this can lead to performance errors and an error message. Setting the Virtual memory can ensure ...

In light of ongoing health and safety concerns arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic, Corp Fin has issued a statement regarding implementation of a new temporary secure file transfer process for the ...

I need a way to set once and for all the size of IE temporary file folder for all the users on our network. I believe that by default IE assign something like 20% of the available disk space for the ...

When trying to install or update any application such as the .NET Framework, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable, and more, you may encounter a ...

Discord is introducing changes to its file hosting to enhance security and restrict the misuse of its platform. This move is intended to curb the use of Discord's content delivery network (CDN) for ...

In addition to the bevy of other issues caused by the AutoProtect component of Symantec's Norton AntiVirus under Mac OS X 10.4.x, readers are beginning to report an issue with apparent corruption of ...