Is it okay to delete any download files

 · I never recommend to delete any files from SYS files in Windows. you could delete the wrong files. It would be far better to clean out file from my documents and downloads. the very best solution would be to format with an operating cd.  · 26 May Hi, I never delete the zip/rar files after extracting the files in the zip/rar. In my opinion, I scare that I will lost the extracted files and I will use the rar/zip files as my extra copies and I keep them in my external hard disk. So, I have a lot of rar/zip files in my computer and my external hard disk. 2 people like this.  · If these files really take much disk space or you believe that the Delivery Optimization Files are corrupt, you can delete them. However, if you .

Preference PLIST files are harmless and its totally fine to delete them. However, not all PLIST files must be treated the same as the preferences of applications. Mostly, PLIST files in the preference folder won't create any conflict with the main application after deleting. But for the system files such as daemon property lists should not be. I guess what I'm trying to ask is I have about 10 GB worth of files in the "downloads" folder on my dock - mostly from apps I have downloaded or from audio books purchased from places outside of Itunes (I have my Itunes folder set to download to an external hard drive) - are these duplicates of files in the applications folder and does deleting. But if the files like browser cache, unused or old programs are not refreshing because of not restarting the system, then all these can put some pressure on your PC and making it slow. So if we want a definitive conclusion about safety, then Yes it is safe to delete these temporary files from our systems. You can easily delete these files and.

Likely safe locations to delete files and folders from: C:\Users username AppData Local CrashDumps. C:\ProgramData Microsoft Windows WER ReportArchive. Surely, I don’t know it all. Others may have locations they regularly clear to free hard drive space in Windows If you have a location you know about, please share it in. You shouldn't delete these, the Program Data files are files stored by the Applications you have installed on your computer. If you delete them, it will cause those programs to crash. RAM is temporary memory to keep track of the things that are open (amongst other things), it doesn't affect the storage space. I can't delete the file. If Windows will not let you delete the file, it is likely because it is in use by another program. This is typically the case if you downloaded the file through BitTorrent and are still seeding it, or you have already opened it in another program. Close any programs that may be using the file and try again.