Automator temporary files - Where?

Hello!
As the "Create Archive..." from the contextual menu creates a zip file on the same place as the original files, I made an Automator workflow to create the compressed file on an external HD.
After two hours of processing (130GB of files to compress into a zip), this workflow aborted with an error (I don't know which...).
Now I have +3GB less on Macintosh HD due to Automator temporary files.
Where can I find and delete them?
Many thanks!
Pedro
p.s. - Original files (131GB) on an external USB HD, Zip file was configured to go to a FW external HD. This process created a temp file on Macintosh HD, because I saw free space getting smaller. The workflow crashed when after two hours it started writing the zip file to the FW HD.

Hi Pedro
It is probably in the hidden system folder
Macintosh HD > private > tmp
I use the Utility "MainMenu" to show the invisibles http://www.santasw.com/
look under Finder options
I would be inclined to save to Desktop then copy it to the FW drive
chris

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