[Diablo II LoD] Weird temp folders/files in C User/AppData/Local

Hello,
Does anyone know where those files come from ? I don’t remember having that kind of temp files years back, it seems to be something new, or fairly new.

They all start with "D2"XXXX and end with .tempd

Some of those folders are empty, some others are filled with 2 files named d2stageb/d2stagec.dll every folders filled with those two have the same weight (4ish mo)

I’ve just discovered them a day ago and I came back to the game like a month ago. And the whole Local folder is almost full of those “temp” folders/files , it shows 170 files which seems to be a lot considering I started to play the game once again from a month ago. It stacks for something like 300 mo, already, which seems quite a lot.

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h_ttps://i.ibb.co/HqyvgSG/d2tempfolders2.png

Why are those files created outside of the “Temp” folder located inside the Local one if they’re temp files themselves, by the way ?

And what are their purposes ? I mean, it’s annoying to have that kind of thing happening. It seems to make the SSD writes a lot for no particular reason and this behavior can affects its lifetime as far as I know.

And my Diablo 2 game is installed and launched from an external HDD, so it makes this thing ever more confusing.

If someone has an answer, it would be really great.

Thanks !

_Edit (4:40 am) : _
Hello again,

Just to say : I’ve checked the Local folder once again and all of those .tempd folders are, now, empty and thus weigh 0 mo.

But the folders and files are still there. Are they going to be deleted by windows or do I’ve to delete them myself ?

Hello,

i just discovered these very files and am wondering what they are good for and if they can be deleted?

Regards,
Juergen

You can safely delete the .tempd folders. There are smaller .tmp files that also begin with “D2” in the LOCAL folder that can be deleted.

One quick way for access is to create a shortcut to that folder on your desktop next to your D2 shortcut.

Reminder: This is an old posting so it’s best to create your own new thread here for any other questions about D2/LOD.

@Lionheart: Thanks for the answer. I was bold and deleted the files from 2018 to 2021, which freed up a few GB space.

About the old post: On any forum, I tend to look for existing posts about a topic before starting a potential doublette. just personal preferrance I guess.