Environmental Variable and temp directory 1

[Standing]

In the SolidWorks Best Practice Guide, under Administration, in Troubleshooting a Crash-Prone System there is the following statement:

Is the temp directory specified as a system variable within the Environmental Variable dialog box? This should point to a directory that has sufficient free space.

What temp directory are they talking about? I have three: “C:\Documents and Settings\bradley\Local Settings\Temp” and “C:\temp” and “C:\WINNT\Temp”

I do clean my Local Settings Temp folder. Is this the one they are talking about?
C:
cd %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings
rd /s/q Temp
md Temp


Bradley

 

[TheTick]

Open "System" from the Windows Control Panel ("Start --> Settings --> Control Panel") and go to the "Advanced" tab. Under "User Variables" and also under "System Variables" there are settings for "TEMP" and "TMP" directories. This will tell you which directories need to be cleaned out.

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[Standing]

Thanks TheTick,
I feel better already.

Bradley

 

[TheTick]

One more thing to check: SW's backup directory

Under "Tools --> Options --> System Options --> Backups" is where SW designates its backup directory. Clean this one out occasionally, as well.

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