[Closed] About some files in dir /files/tmp and /files/trash

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Hi!

I would like to know if I can delete all the files that are in the directories:

/files/tmp
/files/trash

Is there a reason why they stay there?

Thanks.
ymne
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Remo replied on at Reply
Remo
yes, they stay in trash in case you want to restore a deleted theme, db backup or something else...

I've never seen tmp though
ymne replied on at Reply
ymne
Ok.

And /files/temp,
is what for?

Thanks Remo.
Remo replied on at Reply
Remo
I don't have that folder
ymne replied on at Reply
ymne
Hum...

If you don't have this directory, I'm confused and don't know what to think about it.

Maybe it was added by a package, a block or something else.

It's a little bit scary :(
Remo replied on at Reply
Remo
why??! It's a directory, not a virus.

Any package could create a directory and it wouldn't cause any issues at all!
ymne replied on at Reply
ymne
I feel reassured. When you don't know, you don't know. There is all kind of files and zip files in this dir.

Anyway, thanks for your explanations.
ideasponge replied on at Reply
ideasponge
I have the tmp folder in many of my c5 installs. Is it safe to clear it's contents?
Mnkras replied on at Best Answer Reply
Mnkras
the tmp folder is created on installl now, and it is used when c5 uses curl to grab a package, it puts in in the tmp directory, it then un zips it in the tmp directory and copys and renames to the /packages folder

it is entirely safe to delete this folder (because its temporary but php doesn't have a way to define temp folders so it auto clears)

trash is safe to delete as well but isn;t recommended