Expanding on the first example, if a word processing program crashes while in use the incomplete text file can often be found in one of the temporary file folders. You may also want to access temp files in order to restore data that would otherwise be lost. If you don’t want to delete these files manually there are both system and third-party tools that help you do so automatically. That’s why a common reason for accessing the temporary file folders is to delete the files manually. Sometimes temporary files will stick around for longer than you want them to and take up hard drive space. Once that purpose has been fulfilled, Windows will eventually delete them. In general, they are files that are created by programs for a specific purpose and meant to be used for a limited amount of time or uses. Examples include unsaved text files, files extracted from installers and compressed files, video files from streaming websites, and downloaded executable files that you “run” instead of “save”. There are many different types of files that can make up temp files. Before going into how to access temporary files, let’s go over what they are and why you’d want to access them:
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