plz help me. Temp folder not accessible

Is it a big no no to use the registry scanner in CCleaner?

But there's no good reason to do it.

Kees

Contrary to most claims, not something that speeds up the machine. Can create problems.
Bob

thanks but uhh... why is it bad to use it? it cause no problem to my pc ever... it fixed all my errors and it optimized it ^_^ moves better than before untill that Temporary folder corrupting out.

also will that delete the corrupted one? because i cant delete it and also also
I thought for a while and found a way around the issue.

I renamed the corrupted folder to something the system wouldn't look for like "VV" and create a new folder and named it Temp and **whaa laaa** error messages gone and system working again but that old folder must go >

What temp folder exactly? There are many.

You could rename that temp folder. That's sure from your post.
But you don't tell why you can't delete it (what happens if you try?).
And you don't tell if you can open it to look at the files inside (what happens if you try?)
And you don't tell if you can delete individual files from it.

Kees

its a corrupted folder. the temporary folder that goes all the way to appdata/local/and Temp. I only have one folder on my entire computer that says "Temp"
its corrupted and usually I cannot open it, delete it, or move it. I cannot look into it. its so bad that it cant even show the amount of data stored in it when I got into Preferences... that bad.
is dead weight thats so messed up its impossible to move without some form of assistance. :/

So it's c:\users\<username>\appdata\local\temp ? That's what I was asking for.
On my PC every user has one, and there is a c:\windows\temp folder also. And there's a c:\temp I made myself. That's why I asked.

Try a chkdsk with repair option. See http://www.w7forums.com/use-chkdsk-check-disk-t448.html

Kees

ok

He asks good questions.

You ask why not use registry cleaners.

It's just what we see in these forums. We all know that many people use registry cleaners and 'system optimizers' without problem, but all too often we see posts in these forums seeking help for a damaged Operating System where some registry cleaner or other has been used.

The problem is, the registry holds information that is crucial for the Windows OS to work properly and any incorrect deletion or other change can cause the OS to fail catastrophically. Often the damage runs deep and the only course of action is to attempt a repair install, or failing that a complete reinstall.

It is your choice of course, but since the registry is simply a database, it doesn't need cleaning because unused or unwanted entries are just ignored. It's a relatively small file compared to other files stored on a system, so space is not a problem, and making it smaller offers no speed or performance increases whatsoever.

Mark

Im really careful when I use them. I've ran into a situation where my anti virus deleted a systems file and it caused errors...
I make sure that im not checking off areas that could be harmed but, its pretty much because I've looked around the system files and all that stuff to see what makes it tick so I know what I could clear out like Cache or cookies and what could be slowing my pc usage down but it can be fixed but do not delete.
somethings you just have to learn when using a windows pc lol
macs are for simpletons ^_^ joking