# Big Size "TempState" Folder Files

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/big-size-tempstate-folder-files/33320>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [August 15, 2024, 7:38pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/big-size-tempstate-folder-files/33320 "2024-08-15T19:38:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![KJen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e0b2c6/32.png) [@KJen](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/KJen)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2024, 7:38pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/big-size-tempstate-folder-files/33320/1 "2024-08-15T19:38:47Z")

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Dear Sharp3D team and fellow users,  
I hope you guys having a nice day.

I want to ask what is the purpose of TempState files on:  
\AppData\Local\Packages\Shapr3D.Shapr3D\_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Are this a temporary files that I could delete or not? If I may know, what is the purpose of these file? Because these folder file quite consuming my storage.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/6/d/6db0ae587e81c20388b98246a7820a80868103b4.png)

Looking forward for the answer or solution.  
Thanks.

Best regards,  
KJen

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**Author:** ![KJen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e0b2c6/32.png) [@KJen](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/KJen)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2024, 7:29am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/big-size-tempstate-folder-files/33320/2 "2024-08-16T07:29:59Z")

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Thanks to Shapr3D team for reaching me out via email.  
This problem is solved now. Information from developer team said these file could be deleted.

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**Author:** ![PEC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/67e7ee/32.png) [@PEC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/PEC)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2024, 12:16pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/big-size-tempstate-folder-files/33320/3 "2024-08-17T12:16:26Z")

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Hi @KJen

Be aware that when you delete these files you also delete all the projects locally stored on the computer. I’ve just tried it right now (hopefully on a virtual machine that I use only for testing) and all my projects were gone.

If you have SYNC enable, I suppose it is OK as the projects should be retrieved from the cloud, but if you don’t ave SYNC enable (which is my case), you will lose your data.

So to be used with care, and as always, be sure to have a backup of your important projects before doing this kind of operations 🙂

PEC

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**Author:** ![Istvan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/istvan/32/23668_2.png) [@Istvan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Istvan)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2024, 12:17pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/big-size-tempstate-folder-files/33320/4 "2024-08-17T12:17:39Z")

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No, deleting the TempState folder doesn’t delete the designs.

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**Author:** ![PEC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/67e7ee/32.png) [@PEC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/PEC)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2024, 12:58pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/big-size-tempstate-folder-files/33320/5 "2024-08-17T12:58:53Z")

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My bad, you are right:

I delete the whole parent directory \AppData\Local\Packages\Shapr3D.Shapr3D\_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

not just the TempSate folder.

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**Author:** ![snow520lee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/snow520lee/32/17991_2.png) [@snow520lee](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/snow520lee)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2024, 11:03am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/big-size-tempstate-folder-files/33320/6 "2024-12-02T11:03:35Z")

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Hi Istvan, does this apply to MACOS “tmp” folder too?

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**Author:** ![snow520lee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/snow520lee/32/17991_2.png) [@snow520lee](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/snow520lee)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2024, 11:06am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/big-size-tempstate-folder-files/33320/7 "2024-12-02T11:06:06Z")

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**Author:** ![Mstrrlm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Mstrrlm](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Mstrrlm)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2024, 5:26am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/big-size-tempstate-folder-files/33320/8 "2024-12-04T05:26:32Z")

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Strictly from a computer view temp folders are just for that temp storage etc. When in doubt zip them move a COPY then delete. If problem is created restore simple