Content.ie5???

[bob]

Hello,
I have a question about the Content.ie5 folder located
in the Temporary Internet Folder. I went to folder
options and disabled every hide hidden or system folders
thing I saw, but for some reason when I go to temporary
internet files, I don't see that folder. If I enable the
Adress Bar and manually type in content.ie5 after
temporary internet files/ it will take me there. Is this
normal?

 

[David Candy]

Yes. Why would you want to see it. It's the only thing in TIF. TIF gives a
unified view of TIF but the files are stored in multiple sub folders so
access isn't too slow (on Fat).

 

[bob]

Your explanation didn't make a lot of sense to me. I got
out of it that not being able to see it is normal. To
answer your question, I use it when I play go to websites
that play quicktime with an activeX control and I can't
save it, so I need to go into that folder to retrieve it.

 

[Tim H.]

Hello,
I have a question about the Content.ie5 folder located
in the Temporary Internet Folder. I went to folder
options and disabled every hide hidden or system folders
thing I saw, but for some reason when I go to temporary
internet files, I don't see that folder. If I enable the
Adress Bar and manually type in content.ie5 after
temporary internet files/ it will take me there. Is this
normal?

As David said, it IS normal. There's a file in that folder, desktop.ini,
that specifies a CLASSID for a handler (shdocvw.dll) that "translates" the
folder's contents. It essentially makes the folder (Temp net files) more
visually appealing instead of the many randomly named sub-folders you would
see otherwise. So, that's why you're not able to see Content.IE5.

To work around this, you'll have to clear the System attribute on "Temporary
Internet Files" for Content.IE5 to be visible. However, there's a caveat!
Unless you know which subfolder in Content.IE5 contains the file you're
looking for, you'll be looking for a LONG time. So, here's how you reset the
System attribute:

1. Start, Run, cmd <enter>

2. Should be at a prompt in your user profile directory (e.g., C:\Documents
and Settings\bob)

a. Type: cd local settings <enter>
b. Then, type: attrib -s "temporary internet files" <enter>

3. Click your heels 3 times and voila!

-Tim

 

[David Candy]

But you get it from TIF not Content.IE5. It's in a sub folder in Content.IE5
anyway. But that's the point. Every temporary file is viewable from the TIF
folder no matter where it really is. And this is where you should be doing
it.

You are presented with a view of the shell namespace. NOT of files and
folders, even though it may look like that most of the time. Opening TIF
opens the TIF viewer. Opening the Fonts Folder opens a Font Viewer, Opening
Recyckle Bin opens the Deleted Files Viewer. Opening c:\somefolder opens a
file folder viewer. For instance there is nothing on your desktop. Looking
at the desktop opens a Desktop Viewer (the desktop is a folder window with
the border, menus, and toolbars hidden) which looks at
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop
and
C:\Documents and Settings\ME\Desktop
and algamates them into one view. The above two folders are the Desktop
Storage folders NOT the desktop which doesn't physically exist. While TIF
physically exist - it's an empty folder. But it's storage folders exist
under Content.IE5

 

[Alex Nichol]

I have a question about the Content.ie5 folder located
in the Temporary Internet Folder. I went to folder
options and disabled every hide hidden or system folders
thing I saw, but for some reason when I go to temporary
internet files, I don't see that folder.

The underlying structure of TIF has a directory Content.Ie5 (the name
not updated for IE6 as the structure is the same), and in that several
directories with arbitrary names. Actual files are put in those, and
the physical locations recorded against names in an Index.dat. This
make accessing the files (possibly a very large number) faster and
more efficient.

Explorer is then designed to show this structure, when you open TIF, as
if it were a simple single level, in which Content.IE5 and the
sub-folders just do not appear

 

[Alan]

Hi Alex,

I understand the principle of what you are saying. However, the reality is
not the same -- at least on my machine. When I open TIF, I am shown, right
now, 183 objects -- all files and no folders.

Yet, when I right click on TIF and click Properties, I am shown that the TIF
contains 1073 files in 6 folders and occupies 1.17 MB.

If I put the Content.IE5 in my Explorer address bar and then go into each
folder, I see the files that total up to 1073, but the total size of these
files is nowhere near 1.17 MB.

I have followed the instructions at
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=301057 (Temporary Internet Files Use More
Disk Space Than Specified). However, this has not been a permanent fix for
me.

I probably should also mention that I have two additional User Identities
set up on this PC, both with Admin privileges. In each of those, Content.IE5
displays as a sub-directory of its respective TIF.

Alan

I have a question about the Content.ie5 folder located
in the Temporary Internet Folder. I went to folder
options and disabled every hide hidden or system folders
thing I saw, but for some reason when I go to temporary
internet files, I don't see that folder.

The underlying structure of TIF has a directory Content.Ie5 (the name
not updated for IE6 as the structure is the same), and in that several
directories with arbitrary names. Actual files are put in those, and
the physical locations recorded against names in an Index.dat. This
make accessing the files (possibly a very large number) faster and
more efficient.

Explorer is then designed to show this structure, when you open TIF, as
if it were a simple single level, in which Content.IE5 and the
sub-folders just do not appear

 

[David Candy]

Prior to XP is when you view another user TIF you saw your own.. Even if you
viewed a tif on another machoine (via network) you saw your own. A change in
XP means that no longer happens. Butyou still can't view another's TIF.

Start - Internet Options - General - [TIF] Delete Filees - Check the box
that says Offline Content - Ok.

You should have mentioned why you were asking on your fiirst post. OE also
uses this folder but doesn't shoa wa well.

 

[Alan]

David,

I'm not the OP of this thread. However, I did jump in to respond to Alex
Nichol's message that said it wasn't necessary to see Content.IE5 and all of
its sub-folders in order to see all the files with the Temporary Internet
Folder.

Your instructions -- Start | Internet Options | General | TIF | Delete Files
| Check the box that says Offline Content | OK -- does, indeed, get rid of
all the files within Content.IE5.

Thanks.

Alan

Prior to XP is when you view another user TIF you saw your own.. Even if you
viewed a tif on another machoine (via network) you saw your own. A change in
XP means that no longer happens. Butyou still can't view another's TIF.

Start - Internet Options - General - [TIF] Delete Filees - Check the box
that says Offline Content - Ok.

You should have mentioned why you were asking on your fiirst post. OE also
uses this folder but doesn't shoa wa well.

Hi Alex,

I understand the principle of what you are saying. However, the reality is
not the same -- at least on my machine. When I open TIF, I am shown, right
now, 183 objects -- all files and no folders.

Yet, when I right click on TIF and click Properties, I am shown that the TIF
contains 1073 files in 6 folders and occupies 1.17 MB.

If I put the Content.IE5 in my Explorer address bar and then go into each
folder, I see the files that total up to 1073, but the total size of these
files is nowhere near 1.17 MB.

I have followed the instructions at
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=301057 (Temporary Internet Files Use More
Disk Space Than Specified). However, this has not been a permanent fix for
me.

I probably should also mention that I have two additional User Identities
set up on this PC, both with Admin privileges. In each of those, Content.IE5
displays as a sub-directory of its respective TIF.

Alan



The underlying structure of TIF has a directory Content.Ie5 (the name
not updated for IE6 as the structure is the same), and in that several
directories with arbitrary names. Actual files are put in those, and
the physical locations recorded against names in an Index.dat. This
make accessing the files (possibly a very large number) faster and
more efficient.

Explorer is then designed to show this structure, when you open TIF, as
if it were a simple single level, in which Content.IE5 and the
sub-folders just do not appear

 

[David Candy]

A lot easier than moving folders to and fro.

David,

I'm not the OP of this thread. However, I did jump in to respond to Alex
Nichol's message that said it wasn't necessary to see Content.IE5 and all of
its sub-folders in order to see all the files with the Temporary Internet
Folder.

Your instructions -- Start | Internet Options | General | TIF | Delete Files
| Check the box that says Offline Content | OK -- does, indeed, get rid of
all the files within Content.IE5.

Thanks.

Alan

Prior to XP is when you view another user TIF you saw your own.. Even if you
viewed a tif on another machoine (via network) you saw your own. A

change

in
XP means that no longer happens. Butyou still can't view another's TIF.

Start - Internet Options - General - [TIF] Delete Filees - Check the box
that says Offline Content - Ok.

You should have mentioned why you were asking on your fiirst post. OE also
uses this folder but doesn't shoa wa well.

Hi Alex,

I understand the principle of what you are saying. However, the

reality

is the
TIF Use
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