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Temper version beta 0.9.19 - Download below

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NOTE: You are using this program at your own risk. It can possibly cause harm to your Windows installation if a folder is selected to be emptied that is not supposed to be emptied. Emptying folders marked in bold should be safe, but cannot be guaranteed.

What is Temper:

Temper was originally intended for Sys Admins who need a tool to delete all the temp garbage in Temp and Temporary Internet Files folders.

It will autodetect your Windows drive (in case it is not C:) and start scanning for all folders that are called Temp or Content.IE5 (i.e. the Temporary Internet Files folder). Folders that I know to be safe to be emptied under normal circumstances will be marked in bold and automatically selected - other folders can be selected manually.
Once you click EMPTY SELECTED FOLDERS it will first empty the local Temporary Internet Files, next create a list of all files in the selected folders and delete them, then a list of all folders inside the selected folders and delete them. If the Cookies check box is selected, it will also remove all cookies (default). Temper will not remove the cache or cookies from other browsers unless they reside in folders that were selected.
Sometimes there are items that cannot be deleted (because Windows is still using them etc.), and Temper will show these files when it is done. There is a Test Mode (disable deleting - to see how it works without making any changes) and an Expert Mode (remove confirmation boxes).

What makes my program different from others I have tried is that there is no need to install it - it runs from wherever you put it. Older Windows versions may require installing Visual Basic 6 Runtime files which can be downloaded for free from Microsoft's download section.

This program is Freeware and supplied as is.
I take no responsibility for any damage or loss that it causes. To my knowledge it cannot cause any damage (except for crashes which have to do with Visual Basic 6 and/or the VB6 Runtime files, but not my programming, and except for emptying folders that contain needed files - but every programmer that puts important files into a folder called Temp should look for a new job, anyway). The only two commands that influence your computer in any way are the two lines that delete the files and the folders, and these can be disabled by going into Test Mode.

News:

• Unconfirmed: Occasional Error 6 error when scanning huge folders - I found a computer that produces this error, so I will include this in my next release.
• Unconfirmed: Occasional Error 9 Subscript Out Of Range error when scanning huge folders - I have not seen this myself yet, but I'll work on that for my next release. It may be resolved since 0.9.9, but I'd like to wait for more test results.
• If a file is currently in use, Temper cannot delete it. This is a Windows "limitation", not one of Temper.
• Sometimes a user account has two account folders, one of which has a "messed up" folder name with ~ signs, e.g. "c:\Documents and Settings\ADMINI~1~OFF\LOCALS~1\Temp\" - Temper does not automatically recognize these as safe-to-delete folders.
• When Temper is done emptying folders, the Empty button needs to be disabled.
• Add support for international versions of Windows (safe temp folders are not identified in non-English versions of Windows)

If you notice any other bugs or can confirm one of the unconfirmed bugs, please send me as much information as you can either via email or using the contact form at the bottom of this page. Temper is an open project in that I rely a lot on outside input - please let me know what you think!

Planned updates (other than fix bugs):

• Files desktop.ini and index.dat: don't show automatically, but create checkbox to activate it
• Faster way to list folders
• Find temp files in other locations, i.e. ~*.* or *.bak etc.
• Check if user has Administrator rights
• Show unreadable folders in new window as opposed to message box
• Create log files
• Runtime Error 53 File not found with invalid file names - catch that
• Animation showing that program is still working, generally improving interface responses to user
• Improve interface and help screen
• Add buttons "Select All" and "Select None", maybe right mouse button menu
• Show number of files in ALL folders (not just the current one) during deletion
• Show amount of space that will be or was recovered by emptying the folders

Comments/Suggestions/Ideas/Questions
I'd love to hear what you think about my program, so please drop me a few lines. If you include your email address, I'll gladly answer questions you may have.
Please use the comment box below.
Thanks!

Download

Temper beta 0.9.19 (ZIP file ~99kB) Most current version
Temper beta 0.9.16 (ZIP file ~92kB)
Temper beta 0.9.14 (ZIP file ~92kB)


Screenshot (GIF file ~21kB)

If Temper quits with an error about a missing file MSCOMCTL.OCX please also download and extract this file into the Temper folder:
MSCOMCTL.ZIP (ZIP file ~500kB)
This file is not included in the main ZIP file to reduce download time. Nearly every Windows XP user should have this file, possibly also slightly older versions like Windows 2000.