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12/09/ · blogger.comownload folder is from Google Backup and Sync. It is a hidden folder that appears at the root of your Google Drive folder as a temporary download space for new items that need to be synced and moved into place. If you delete this folder, it will just get recreated blogger.coms: 3 11/01/ · From there, you can choose if the Downloads folder is cleared. If you don't want to clear Downloads, select Never. Storage Sense is "smart" in the sense that it only clears temporary files Estimated Reading Time: 2 mins Hi guys! So I just noticed this today but I found A LOT of tmp files ( items to be exact) that seemed to have randomly appeared on my Downloads folder. I'm just worried that these might be malicious or something. For now, I've moved the tmp files to a single folder to see if any of my applications will be looking for them
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For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. You are using tmp files in download folder out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. Suspicious temp files in default 'Downloads' folder, tmp files in download folder. Thread starter RezaKoochooloo Start date Sep 6, RezaKoochooloo New Member. This is my first post here. Recently I've noticed that some '.
jpg Last edited: Sep 6, Saltgrass Excellent Member Microsoft Community Contributor. Are tmp files in download folder able to right click the files and get any info about them? A date might help, what type security and what users are listed for that security might help. I have those type of files on my system, but usually in the temp folder.
Any chance you have changed some default path for storing temp files and caused them to go to Downloads? Do you run installers from the Downloads folder? You might try putting them in another folder to see if anything is looking for them. I was able to find the culprit. It was Chrome. Apparently Chrome makes those temp files whenever one saves a web page by going to the wrench icon and selecting 'Save page as Then, when I looked at 'Downloads' folder, another temp file was created.
I also saved a thread from here, windows7forums. com, but it didn't create a temp file. Weird that it's only happening with IMDb message boards. Well, anyway, now I can delete them without problems. Oh, and thanks, tmp files in download folder, Saltgrass, for your reply.
I don't run chrome, but possibly the file is something like a cookie that saves part of the page needed for Offline viewing. Are you actually saving a page, or just using a bookmark? I would probably use one of the pages you just saved that you don't really want, look at the page offline with the file and then delete the file or move and see if it looks different.
Might be tmp files in download folder type of ad for all I know. But glad you found the reason for the files. I'm actually saving a page. It'll create a folder and a 'htm' file. Well, After your post, I did some more testing and it turns out that it's actually a bug within Chrome cause the temp file remaining in the 'Downloads' folder is actually that 'htm' file that Chrome should rename but for some reason it won't I save lots of save pages when I'm surfing the net so I went to open some of them and interestingly enough, some of them didn't have their specific 'htm' file the folder was there though those tmp files I took a pic from were actually the htm files, tmp files in download folder.
After this I did some more testing. I placed the tmp files in download folder downloads folder and chrome side to side and saved a page, tmp files in download folder, suddenly lots of '. tmp' files created in downloads folder and then all of them were disappeared in the blink of an eye. I renamed the remaining. tmp file to match the folder and gave it a. htm extension and when I opened it, it was the correct page.
I also configured Chrome to use the default downloads location and did some testing to see if it's because of the different location of downloads, but this phenomenon occurred again, so it's not because of the different location.
Thank god I didn't delete those temp files. EDIT Damn, now I remember, I have deleted some of those temp files around 20 of them before in the last month. Dammit, Chrome. Post reply. Insert quotes…. Similar threads R. I can't install any apps at all! Richmond Dan May 26, Windows 10 Help and Support. Replies 1 Views May 28, Richmond Dan.
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6/09/ · Recently I've noticed that some '.tmp' files have been created in default 'Downloads' folder of Win7 which is located at 'C:\Users\USERNAME\Downloads'.User Interaction Count: 4 11/01/ · From there, you can choose if the Downloads folder is cleared. If you don't want to clear Downloads, select Never. Storage Sense is "smart" in the sense that it only clears temporary files Estimated Reading Time: 2 mins 20/12/ · Dec 19, #1. I use chrome as my browser and a problem has come to light. When I save anything (jpeg,video everything) from the net it saves as a TMP file directly to the downloads file I went to settings, advanced and downloads. Location is the download file and "Ask where to save each file before downloading" is checked".User Interaction Count: 2
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