# Large windows temp folder due to builds

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/large-windows-temp-folder-due-to-builds/30484>\
**Category:** Processing\
**Created:** [June 4, 2021, 4:28am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/large-windows-temp-folder-due-to-builds/30484 "2021-06-04T04:28:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![paulgoux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@paulgoux](https://discourse.processing.org/u/paulgoux)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2021, 4:34am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/large-windows-temp-folder-due-to-builds/30484/2 "2021-06-04T04:34:05Z")

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Woops this has kinda been asked before and it seems theres no way to change the temp folder location.

cc cleaner seems that way to go.

> [@What is the Processing "Temp" folder?](https://discourse.processing.org/t/what-is-the-processing-temp-folder/3097):
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> Hello, I had an error while building a project in android mode, says the directory contains non ASCII characters. that is correct, the user folder in my windows machine contains non ASCII characters and actually I don’t really want to change it because it feel like a big mess. But I have few questions about this directory. the error is pretty long, but I saw in the beginning: Build folder: C:\Users\7250~1\AppData\Local\Temp\android1653928038104850017sketch (HERE: the temp folder) FAILURE: Bu…

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