i dont know why its doing this
#computer not allowing me to open temp folder, even on net user admin
twin shoal
C:\Windows\Temp is a normally protected system folder - you're not meant to open it. Why do you want to anyway?
jaunty portal
`C:\Windows\Temp` is a normally protected system folder - you're not meant to op...
to clear it for more storage space, im watching a tutorial and he just opens it up easily so i thought im supposed to do that, because theres a bunch of junk in it
twin shoal
Use Disk Cleanup.
jaunty portal
Use Disk Cleanup.
ok
twin shoal
Um. Those are completely different folders? the first one has a paltry 10 MB inside. Not even worth touching compared to the larger second one...
jaunty portal
Um. Those are completely different folders? the first one has a paltry 10 MB ins...
why can this program view it, but i cant
twin shoal
why can this program view it, but i cant
A great question for the program's developers. For all we know, this program is malware. (Most "Disk Cleanup" and other "system tuneup" style utilities are.)
jaunty portal
A great question for the program's developers. For all we know, this program is ...
fr?
the install wizard was a exe
that was sketchy
ill check it with virustotal
twin shoal
Being an EXE doesn't mean anything. Microsoft Office setup is an EXE... Anywho, what is the name of this program?
jaunty portal
Being an EXE doesn't mean anything. Microsoft Office setup is an EXE... Anywho, ...
fortect
it looks real
twin shoal
Lots of things on the internet look real. Anywho, while it may not be malicious, most of the time these types of programs are designed to convince people to pay up to "fix" things that may or may not need fixing.
jaunty portal
Lots of things on the internet look real. Anywho, while it may not be malicious,...
yea it is tryna get me to pay like 20 bucks a month
i just used free trial
now that i dont need it how do i completely erase it off my system?
twin shoal
Cleaning up "2.20GB" of "junk files" will NOT make your PC run better... unless you've got like, a 64GB disk with only 1GB free space. I would advise uninstalling the program. https://www.fortect.com/products/uninstall-instructions/
jaunty portal
along with malwarebytes that keeps giving me pop ups
twin shoal
Malwarebytes is good software, but also has both a free and paid version. Free is good for manual scans, but you need Premium if you want it to proactively catch things on-the-fly.
jaunty portal
Malwarebytes is good software, but also has both a free and paid version. Free i...
ok, is there a way to turn off pop ups
twin shoal
No idea. I have Malwarebyte Premium lifetime license keys from way back when they still sold lifetime.
jaunty portal
No idea. I have Malwarebyte Premium lifetime license keys from way back when the...
alr
jaunty portal
No idea. I have Malwarebyte Premium lifetime license keys from way back when the...
thanks for the help
twin shoal
Most welcome! Enjoy your (presumably new?) computer, and feel free to peruse the Discord Guild or ask for additional #1027757333117415424 help in, uh, well, the Tech Support forum area. 🙂