You cannot prevent these files from accumulating, even if you stay offline.
Too many applications locate files in the Temporary Internet Files folders.
To delete *all* of your Temporary Internet Files...
1) Start | Run | Type: inetcpl.cpl | Click OK
Or right click the Internet Explorer icon on your Desktop
Or Start | Settings | Control Panel | Internet Options
Best to do this with all instances of Internet Explorer closed. Especially
if there are a large number of files. Also close OE.
2) On the General Tab, in the middle of the screen, click on Delete Files
3) Check the box: Delete all offline content {This cleans >>
%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files
AND
%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5
and \Content.MSO (Created by an MS Office program)}
4) Click on OK and wait for the hourglass icon to stop after it deletes the
temporary internet files
5) You can now click on Delete Cookies and click OK to delete cookies that
websites have placed on your hard drive.
6) You can also click on the Clear History button to empty your History
folder.
Note: If you do NOT select the Delete all offline content box, not
everything will be cleaned out.
Content.IE5 is a hidden system folder.
IE 7 does not have a Delete all offline content option.
If you want, try this: Open IE | Tools | Internet Options | Advanced tab |
Scroll down to the bottom | Check: Empty Temporary Internet Files folder
when browser is closed | Click Apply | Click OK. Entirely up to you, but if
you want to be rid of this, it is done automatically. Deletes the content
of %userprofile%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files but not the
Content.IE5 or Content.MSO folders.
Also: Start IE | Tools | Internet Options | General tab | Days to keep
pages in history: 0 | Click Apply | Click OK
To view...
Start | Run | Paste this in the box:
%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5
Click OK.
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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