# hand-delete \*\*/.syncthing\*tmp

**URL:** https://forum.syncthing.net/t/hand-delete-syncthing-tmp/15253
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [June 28, 2020, 2:40am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/hand-delete-syncthing-tmp/15253 "2020-06-28T02:40:16Z")
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### Author: ![iaw4](https://forum.syncthing.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/d78d45/32.png) [@iaw4](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/iaw4)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2020, 2:40am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/hand-delete-syncthing-tmp/15253/1 "2020-06-28T02:40:16Z")

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I seem to have a few stuck .tmp files. is there any harm in deleting them? can syncthing recreate them if it needs them?

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### Author: ![calmh](https://forum.syncthing.net/user_avatar/forum.syncthing.net/calmh/32/15311_2.png) [@calmh](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/calmh)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2020, 7:04am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/hand-delete-syncthing-tmp/15253/2 "2020-06-28T07:04:01Z")

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You can delete them, or Syncthing will do it when they’ve proven useless for 24 hours.

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### Author: ![system](https://forum-uploads.syncthingcdn.net/original/2X/0/0b50e0a202b22ae6a67190759e8c868805b8ed9f.png) [@system](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 28, 2020, 7:04am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/hand-delete-syncthing-tmp/15253/3 "2020-07-28T07:04:06Z")

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