When is the Documents and Settings\USER\Local Settings\Temp folder cleared?

Question

I have a query regarding the directory returned from Path.GetTempPath() function.

It returns "C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER\\Local Settings\\Temp" as the directory.

I am saving some temp files there and I am wondering when this folder is cleared, so I know how long they will exist, if it is cleared at all that is.

Is it every time I restart the computer? or is it after a certain amount of time? or space is used up?

A nice easy one for someone to answer for me!

Thanks

Answer 1

It's never cleared (except by the user when he gets tired of all the files clogging up his machine). If you create a file in there, it's your responsibility to delete it once you're finished with it. It is for temporary files, after all.

Answer 2

It gets cleared whenever the computer gets "cleaned up". This could be done a number of ways: manually by a user, through the Disk Cleanup tool, etc.

Answer 3

只有在您清除它时才会清除它。