My documents (on pc) problem...what is..and is it important?

Question

i have alot of pos1ff.tmp files and the same..like pos(some other numbers and letters).tmp

i have alot and i was wondering are they important? do i need them for my computer to run?? or can i just delete them

Answer 1

".tmp" files are "Temporary Files" and generally can be deleted without causing any harm. However, you shouldn't be seeing them in your my documents folder, except maybe if you have enabled viewing hidden files. You might try using the Disk Cleanup utility to delete temporary files, rather than deleting them directly. Go to My Computer and right-click on your primary hard drive and click properties and you will see the Disk Cleanup utility.

If you do choose to delete them directly, make sure no documents or programs are running that might be using those files.