The 'Temp' Files (<-- like The 'X' Files - such a bad joke!)
Hi junocass,
Temporary files are created by an application to temporarily store data (clues in the name :p:). For example, your web browser(s) probably stores your most recently visited web pages on your computer. The files are stored in a folder that acts as a cache so that subsequent requests are retrieved from the local hard disk.
Sometimes, the applications won't delete all the temporary files they created, and over time they can "bog down" your system which can also slow down scanning times.
Clearing out temporary files is totally safe - after all they are just "temporary" files :)
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I say "yes" but get another message that says they are all active and cannot be removed.
The message is saying that an application(s) is currently using the data in temporary files. This could have caused because maybe you had web browser open or another application. To clear out the files, try opening Spybot-S&D as soon as your computer gets into Windows so that any temporary files wont be in use or 'active'.
Hope that helps,
honda :)