Question Huge temp files that cannot be deleted ?

[Sofiane.]

Hello,

So, my father's computer is running out of space constantly, and after running a scan i found that temp files are occupying more than 210GB of space. When trying to remove those files I always end up with an ''impossible to delete X file'' error (usually appcompat.txt or svchost.exe).
Is there a way to delete these files (preferably without using a bootable cd/drive as I dont have one)? The computer is running on a windows xp ,32 bit system.

Also, what could be the reason for such huge files to generate seeing that the computer is only used for word usage along with some autocad file reading and it is not even connected to the internet ?

Thank you

 

[SkyNetRising]

When trying to remove those files I always end up with an ''impossible to delete X file'' error (usually appcompat.txt or svchost.exe).
Is there a way to delete these files (preferably without using a bootable cd/drive as I dont have one)?

Boot in safe mode. Then try to delete those files.

Also, what could be the reason for such huge files

There should be no svchost.exe in a temp folder. That most likely is a virus or some malware.
Also probably you have a corrupted file system.
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