Tips for using TMP files in Win8 system

There is a TMP file in the Win8 system, perhaps because everyone thinks this file is useless. In fact, this file is not as useless as everyone thinks. So what exactly is a TMP file? We will introduce you to the use of TMP files in detail today.

What is TMP file?

The name of TMP is the abbreviation of Temporary, which is temporary. “.TMP” The file at the end of the format is collectively referred to as a temporary file, which is a shared format. Many programs save their temporary files as TMP files. Usually, it is difficult to tell which program the TMP file was created. But sometimes some traces can be found through the name structure of the TMP file. For example, the 2011_annual_report.TMP TMP file should be an annual report of a word, Excel or PPT document.

Why create a TMP file?

The program creates this file primarily for backup purposes. For example, if you edit a document in word, or process a dense Excel, the program will create a TMP file every once in a while (it looks a bit like a cache function). However, when you close the program normally after working, the program will automatically delete the TMP file it created. However, if your program closes unexpectedly (forced shutdown, power outage, accident, etc.) then the TMP file will be saved.

What does the TMP file open?

Usually its location is at C:\\Windows\\Temp to see how many TMP files are there:

We can use the Notepad or Is a third-party tool to open TMP files, it is recommended to use: Notepad++.

The above is about the TMP file, although we will feel that this file does not seem to be useful in the system, but familiar with this file will also play a big role in our application system.