Hard drive space reducing. Its frightning!!

Reply

Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 10
Reputation: ike185 is an unknown quantity at this point 
Solved Threads: 0
ike185 ike185 is offline Offline
Newbie Poster

Hard drive space reducing. Its frightning!!

 
0
  #1
Oct 27th, 2006
Hi all,

Had asked for assistance concerning the problem am having on my pc but it seemed only one person had a similar problem.
My hard disk space is just shrinking. I looked for the problem and found that in C:\WINDOWS\Temp something was just creating the following files: Acr4A, Acr4C, Acr52 and the number goes on and on. In a span of an hour it eats up to 1.5GB on my hard drive. So each time I have to manually delete these files as not only it eats up my hard disk space, it also slows my system down considerably.
I know little about the Registry but feel that's where the problem is from. Am trying to find out what creates these unnecessary files so I can get rid of it but fail to do so.
I have tried several anti-viruses but they all come out saying my system is ok.
Does anyone know what the problem is and how I can fix it?

Any help you offer will be greatly appreciated.

Ike.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message  
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 6,439
Reputation: DMR will become famous soon enough DMR will become famous soon enough 
Solved Threads: 353
Team Colleague
DMR's Avatar
DMR DMR is offline Offline
Wombat At Large

Re: Hard drive space reducing. Its frightning!!

 
0
  #2
Oct 27th, 2006
The acrxxx.tmp files are temp files created by Adobe Acrobat. The fact that they accumulate is a known problem; if the number of these files stored on your computer exceeds 65,536, your computer may actually crash when you try to work with PDF documents.

I don't know if there is a way to stop them from being created, but they can definitely be safely deleted. I use a helpful little tool written by called ATF-Cleaner, which quickly and automatically deletes old files like temp files, cookies, browser cache files, etc.
"May the Wombat of Happiness snuffle through your underbrush."
- Ancient Aborigine blessing


Please do not contact me by email or PM for help. We're all volunteers here, and only have so much free time to dedicate to our efforts.

However, if I've been working on a thread with you already, and seem to have "forgotten" your thread, please do send me a message. I try not to let things slip through the cracks, but it does happen sometimes.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message  
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 10
Reputation: ike185 is an unknown quantity at this point 
Solved Threads: 0
ike185 ike185 is offline Offline
Newbie Poster

Re: Hard drive space reducing. Its frightning!!

 
0
  #3
Oct 27th, 2006
Hi,

Thanks for the reply. will try your suggestion. I hope it solves the problem but thanks again for the response. will let u know how it goes.

Ike
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message  
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 10
Reputation: ike185 is an unknown quantity at this point 
Solved Threads: 0
ike185 ike185 is offline Offline
Newbie Poster

Re: Hard drive space reducing. Its frightning!!

 
0
  #4
Oct 27th, 2006
Hey,

I went to the acrobat website and found a way to stop these files from being created. Visist this website: http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/330414.html

Thanks a lot. would not have found the solution without your help. Will also tell my friend who is having a similar problem.

cheers!

Ike.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message  
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 6,439
Reputation: DMR will become famous soon enough DMR will become famous soon enough 
Solved Threads: 353
Team Colleague
DMR's Avatar
DMR DMR is offline Offline
Wombat At Large

Re: Hard drive space reducing. Its frightning!!

 
0
  #5
Oct 28th, 2006
Originally Posted by ike185 View Post
Hey,

I went to the acrobat website and found a way to stop these files from being created. Visist this website: http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/330414.html
Great- thanks for posting that link! I only did a quick look through Adobe's site, and I didn't see that article.
"May the Wombat of Happiness snuffle through your underbrush."
- Ancient Aborigine blessing


Please do not contact me by email or PM for help. We're all volunteers here, and only have so much free time to dedicate to our efforts.

However, if I've been working on a thread with you already, and seem to have "forgotten" your thread, please do send me a message. I try not to let things slip through the cracks, but it does happen sometimes.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message  
Reply

This thread is more than three months old.
Perhaps start a new thread instead?
Message:



Similar Threads
Other Threads in the Storage Forum
Thread Tools Search this Thread



About Us | Contact Us | Advertise | DaniWeb | Acceptable Use Policy | RSS Feed

©2003 - 2009 DaniWeb® LLC