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There are several folders in your computer that can increase size without you having knowledge of it. It’s very common that programs use temporary files. Every browser also uses caches and cookies.

The Folders

Some of these applications don’t delete these files after they are used. In this post I am going to explain how to obtain information about the size of the following folders:

Temporary Folder

This folder which is usually located at “C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp” is used for almost every program to store its temporary files.

Internet Explorer 8 Cache

Internet Explorer usually locates at “C:\Users\<username>\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\” its cache files. These files allow this program to display webs faster.

Internet Explorer 8 Cookies

Cookies from Internet Explorer 8 are stored at “C:\Users\<username>\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files”.

Profile

Your personal information is located at “C:\Users\<username>\”.

Chrome Cache

This browser store its cache files at “C:\Users\<username>\Appdata\Local\Google\Chrome”.

These folders are used by Windows 7, but don’t be alarm if you are a Windows XP user because the script is going to handle this.

Use a Script to Get Temporary Folder Information

The bat file for Windows 7 and Vista that will show the information is the following:

@echo off

echo Temp Folder
For /F "tokens=*" %%a IN ('"dir /s %temp% | find "File"" ') do set last=%%a
echo %last%

echo IE 8 Cache
For /F "tokens=*" %%a IN ('"dir /s "%localappdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files" | find "File""') do set last=%%a
echo %last%

echo IE 8 Cookies
For /F "tokens=*" %%a IN ('"dir /s "%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies" | find "File""') do set last=%%a
echo %last%

echo Profile
For /F "tokens=*" %%a IN ('"dir /s "%userprofile%" | find "File""') do set last=%%a
echo %last%

echo Chrome Cache
For /F "tokens=*" %%a IN ('"dir /s "%localappdata%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Cache\" | find "File""') do set last=%%a
echo %last%

pause

For Windows Xp use:

@echo off

echo Temp Folder
For /F "tokens=*" %%a IN ('"dir /s %temp% | find "File"" ') do set last=%%a
echo %last%

echo IE 8 Cache
For /F "tokens=*" %%a IN ('"dir /s "%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.ie5" | find "File""') do set last=%%a
echo %last%

echo IE 8 Cookies
For /F "tokens=*" %%a IN ('"dir /s "%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\" | find "File""') do set last=%%a
echo %last%

echo Profile
For /F "tokens=*" %%a IN ('"dir /s "%userprofile%" | find "File""') do set last=%%a
echo %last%

echo Chrome Cache
For /F "tokens=*" %%a IN ('"dir /s "%userprofile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Cache\" | find "File""') do set last=%%a
echo %last%

pause

Create the file

Press Winkey + R, type notepad and press Enter.

Copy the script to that window, you should see something like this:

Press File, save As:

Don’t forget to use ¨¨so the bat file can be created with the right extension.

Now you only have to double-click the file to execute it:

About Angel Luis

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