Can I Delete these .tmp files?

Looking at this folder <C:\Program Files (x86)\CheckPoint\Endpoint Security\EFR\sentree\protections> I see a lot of tmp files - over 1400 - with a name UIDxxxxx_info.json.tmp, where x is a number, and all showing the current date. Is it safe to delete these files, not that they take up much space? I just don't like having all these extraneous tmp files on my system.

PS: I noticed that after deleting them they just re-appear on a reboot, so probably no point in doing that.

Some temp files are re-created on each startup because an application needs them.

Run Disk Cleanup.

It will get rid of the junk that's no longer needed.

bendipa said:

I just don't like having all these extraneous tmp files on my system.

Is this really your system? Or is it a work PC? You appear to have Endpoint Security from Check Point Software installed, which would appear to normally only be installed by company IT departments.

Endpoint Security | Check Point Software

Those folders (CheckPoint\Endpoint Security) are present in both my Win 10 and Win 7 systems. I 'm not aware of installing them. I just use an ordinary Home PC

bendipa said:

Those folders (CheckPoint\Endpoint Security) are present in both my Win 10 and Win 7 systems. I 'm not aware of installing them. I just use an ordinary Home PC

Well, Checkpoint is a security app. What AV have you installed on these machines?

Checkpoint Endpoint Security -

Endpoint Security | Check Point Software

OldNavyGuy said:

Checkpoint Endpoint Security -
Endpoint Security | Check Point Software

Link was given in post #3

I must have been posting right at the same time you were posting.

Bree said:

Well, Checkpoint is a security app. What AV have you installed on these machines?

On Win 7, MSE and Malwarebytes. On Win 10, just Windows Defender.

bendipa said:

Those folders (CheckPoint\Endpoint Security) are present in both my Win 10 and Win 7 systems. I 'm not aware of installing them. I just use an ordinary Home PC

Not to be nosy but where did you get your computers? Several years ago, here in the USA there was a rent to own store chain that got busted for installing software on the computers so they could track and actually spy on the customers that purchased their computers.