link.xxxxx....tlog files OK to delete?

VC 2010 Express keeps adding some "link.*.tlog" files in the project folder. Is it OK to delete them? Thanks!

As far as I remember, *.tlog files are generated for incremental build by the file tracker feature of MSBuild.

I would suggest to disable the generation of these tracking log files (rather then deleting), by manually adding following MSBuild property to the .vcxproj file.

Quote:

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<TrackFileAccess>false</TrackFileAccess>

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But keep in mind that by doing that, you'll have to sacrifice incremental linking.

A related question: There are two huge files "projectname.sdf" and "projectname-xxxxxx.ipch". Can they be disabled or deleted? Thanks!

sdf file
.ipch file
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Yes, SDF and IPCH files can safely be deleted, but they will be recreated next time you open your solution in Visual Studio.