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Originally Posted by theducks
Why are you backing up the (OS) Temp folder?
Nothing of value should ever be (left) there. That is why it's called Temp. 
Windows cleanup empties it of anything not active.
The messages are probably because your backup ran while other programs (like Calibre) were doing things, and cleaned up afterwards. |
Im not backing up the temp folder (specifically), I just know that the last time I tried to back up the "C:" drive and then tried to restore it, Calibre got really buggy. Books were unable to open, and then they were not "found" even though they were in the library. I know that temporary files are just that, temporary, but I have on more than one occasion cleaned my computer while using it and deleted out the temp file, only to learn that Calibre needed it.
Wasn't sure how long it was supposed to stay, or what it was used for in the first place. In the end, I want to back up my system so that restoring the program won't affect new or old library's.
So exactly what does this temporary folder do in the first place?