Sasafras,
That message frequently comes up when the files are already gone...
You can try deleting them one by one, then find the offending file. You can also try restarting in "Safe Mode", then delete them. You can also delete them while in "Safe Mode" from a "command prompt" window, using a DOS type command.
Hope this helps.
Grif
to clear *tmp files-folder I use edit-select all , all files are selected but when i go to File -delet a message comes up saying "cannnot delete file: cannot read from the source file or disk" . what does this mean and am in trouble?

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