Bizarre Behavior of TIF Folder

[whitesmith]

Hello,

When I use Windows Explorer to view the contents of %systemdrive
%Documents and Settings\MyUserName\Local Settings\Temporary Internet
Files, I see the usual conglomeration of cookies, GIFs, JPGs, and
HTMs. But ... when I open a command prompt in the same folder and
issue a dir command, I see nothing except three folders (AntiPhishing,
Content.Outlook, and FrontPageTempDir) not even visible in the
explorer view. This is over the top and driving me nuts!

I'm running XP Pro (Enterprise edition) patched with SP2 and IE 7.0 on
a box with a 3 GHz P4, 1.5 GB of RAM, and hard drives totaling 350 GB
(of which maybe 20% is used).

Any help or suggestions would be warmly received. Thanks to all.

 

[WTC]

Hello,

When I use Windows Explorer to view the contents of %systemdrive
%Documents and Settings\MyUserName\Local Settings\Temporary Internet
Files, I see the usual conglomeration of cookies, GIFs, JPGs, and
HTMs. But ... when I open a command prompt in the same folder and
issue a dir command, I see nothing except three folders (AntiPhishing,
Content.Outlook, and FrontPageTempDir) not even visible in the
explorer view. This is over the top and driving me nuts!

I'm running XP Pro (Enterprise edition) patched with SP2 and IE 7.0 on
a box with a 3 GHz P4, 1.5 GB of RAM, and hard drives totaling 350 GB
(of which maybe 20% is used).

Any help or suggestions would be warmly received. Thanks to all.

Hi whitesmith,

The "AntiPhishing, Content.Outlook, and FrontPageTempDir" folders are
super hidden folders which do not show when you use Windows Explorer
for your Account.

If you look at another account profile these folders will show up.

You can edit the "Desktop.ini" file in the TIF folder to reveal these
files in Windows Explorer by using the Command Prompt.

At the command prompt, navigate to your "Temporary Internet Files"
folder.

Type:

desktop.ini

Notepad should open revealing the contents of the "desktop.ini" file.
Clear the contents of the "desktop.ini" file and save the file.

Now navigate to the TIF folder using Windows Explorer and the super
hidden folders should now be revealed.

If you want to revert the change then simply delete the "desktop.ini"
file in the TIF folder from Windows Explorer and reboot. This will
re-create a new "desktop.ini" file to hide the ""AntiPhishing,
Content.Outlook, and FrontPageTempDir" folder in the TIF folder.

 

[whitesmith]

Hi whitesmith,

The "AntiPhishing, Content.Outlook, and FrontPageTempDir" folders are
super hidden folders which do not show when you use Windows Explorer
for your Account.

If you look at another account profile these folders will show up.

You can edit the "Desktop.ini" file in the TIF folder to reveal these
files in Windows Explorer by using the Command Prompt.

At the command prompt, navigate to your "Temporary Internet Files"
folder.

Type:

desktop.ini

Notepad should open revealing the contents of the "desktop.ini" file.
Clear the contents of the "desktop.ini" file and save the file.

Now navigate to the TIF folder using Windows Explorer and the super
hidden folders should now be revealed.

If you want to revert the change then simply delete the "desktop.ini"
file in the TIF folder from Windows Explorer and reboot. This will
re-create a new "desktop.ini" file to hide the ""AntiPhishing,
Content.Outlook, and FrontPageTempDir" folder in the TIF folder.

Thanks! This tip preserved my sanity.

 

[WTC]

Thanks! This tip preserved my sanity.

Hi whitesmith,

You're welcome.