Garbage folders remain in user data drive

Patch management generated some working folers(ex. 3d1cd6ffb3eb95d299573bf8bd31) & files in my d: (user data drive). Some of these folder remain in the drive after patching and these folders could not be deleted by Win7 user without admin rights. Is there any way to change the working folder to Windows system drive (c? How to house keep these folders??

Ird,
I bet those are the folders created by MS patches, you get them even if
you use Windows Update
Shaun Pond

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