Deleting tmp files in the Hidden /private/tmp file

why do you want to delete anything from there by hand? programs put some temporary items in /private/tmp and they might need them while they are running. but there is no need to clean up this folder by hand. programs should remove any temp files from that directory when you quit them and if not, it should be emptied by the system when you reboot. when I look at my /private/tmp I see a couple of folders which seem to belong to launchd which is running at all times. I wouldn't touch those. what is it you want to delete?

On a similar note:
Can I delete files from the /private/var/tmp directory?

There are over 100 files in there, some going back to 2007, taking up over 5GB.

Thanks
Dave

if you quit 1password, you can safely delete any 1password folders left there.