What is Photoshop Temp17717938280 ???

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What is Photoshop Temp17717938280 ??? Jul 15, 2018 12:34:57 GMT

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Post by BuckSkin on Jul 15, 2018 12:34:57 GMT

I just noticed this weird file in a just-as-weird place; Photoshop Temp17717938280.

It is time-stamped to coincide with about the same time last night when I left the computer, with E7 still open and a half-finished project still in the window.

Besides being something that I had never seen before, instead of being in the folder where the pictures are kept, it is not in any folder at all, but just loose in the parent "drive".

I Google-searched for answers; but, more and more so lately, Google is proving to be about worthless, bringing up millions of things that are not even remotely connected with whatever I type in the search bar.

It is 915 mb and is only identified as "file"

Can anyone shed some light as to the what and why of this mysterious file ?

Elements 7 ~~~ 64-bit Windows 7

On a poverty-level Kentucky budget, a 24-exposure roll of film would have two Christmases and a summer vacation on it and we might have to wait another six months before being able to afford developing the film.
I still have trouble remembering that it doesn't cost anything to take thousands of pictures; it just almost seems impossible to be true.

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What is Photoshop Temp17717938280 ??? Jul 15, 2018 12:55:05 GMT

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Post by Sepiana on Jul 15, 2018 12:55:05 GMT

Hi BuckSkin,

I have seen Photoshop Temp files before. I believe they are the result of you having "left the computer, with E7 still open and a half-finished project still in the window". The document below explains what these files are and how to manage them. Hope it helps!

www.howtogeek.com/302544/how-to-manually-clear-out-photoshops-massive-temp-files/

Last Edit: Jul 15, 2018 12:55:55 GMT by Sepiana

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What is Photoshop Temp17717938280 ??? Jul 15, 2018 15:00:32 GMT

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Post by BuckSkin on Jul 15, 2018 15:00:32 GMT

Thank you, Sepiana.
To put things into perspective, I just snapped this screenshot of "Properties" of my Appdata/Local/Temp folder that displays the unbelievable amount of junk that is abiding in the Temp folder.

These are the Photoshop Temp files that I found in there; note also the On1 application .exe file:

Along with just about everything else one could imagine, I was surprised at the large quantity of application files I found in there; the majority of them were unrecognizable to me and I have no idea what they are.

I also found tons of full-resolution jpegs in there.

The folder may be "Temp", but there is nothing temporary about the residents; there are many files in there as old as the computer itself.

I wonder what would be the outcome if I just deleted the whole mess.

Of course, the file that started this whole investigation is not in the Temp folder at all; they may be scattered all over.

Last Edit: Jul 15, 2018 15:03:07 GMT by BuckSkin

Elements 7 ~~~ 64-bit Windows 7

On a poverty-level Kentucky budget, a 24-exposure roll of film would have two Christmases and a summer vacation on it and we might have to wait another six months before being able to afford developing the film.
I still have trouble remembering that it doesn't cost anything to take thousands of pictures; it just almost seems impossible to be true.

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What is Photoshop Temp17717938280 ??? Jul 15, 2018 15:43:33 GMT

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Post by Sepiana on Jul 15, 2018 15:43:33 GMT

Jul 15, 2018 15:00:32 GMT BuckSkin said:

Along with just about everything else one could imagine, I was surprised at the large quantity of application files I found in there; the majority of them were unrecognizable to me and I have no idea what they are.

I also found tons of full-resolution jpegs in there.

The folder may be "Temp", but there is nothing temporary about the residents; there are many files in there as old as the computer itself.

I wonder what would be the outcome if I just deleted the whole mess.

I don't have that much "stuff" in my Temp folder. I guess it is because I regularly do a Disk Cleanup and in the process I select Temporary Files to be deleted. Here is how they are described in the Disk Cleanup dialog.

You may also want to check the answers to the question below.

Is it safe to delete AppData\Local\Temp?

Last Edit: Jul 15, 2018 15:44:55 GMT by Sepiana

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