Deleting Soundtrack Pro temporary files

I am building up quite a collection of temporary files in Soundtrack Pro. Can I safely delete temporary files after the main files have been saved and worked with in Final Cut Pro, or will FCP and STP be searching forever for these files if they are deleted.
Thanks.
Barb

Dear All,
I will give it a try. Some of the projects are archived for future use and I will open them at a later date. I don't want to destroy any temporary files that I may need later. I assume that a temporary file is just that...temporary until the main file is saved and then everything is stored in the main file that has been saved. I am not sure about this, however, as DVD Studio Pro searched forever for a deleted file even when the main file was gone...I had to trash the preferences to make it stop searching. So, I will give it a try first by moving the files and then delete them. Thanks.
Barb.

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