cookies folder

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gary

on trying to open the cookies folder to view what cookies are stored on my
computer i get the message: Access is denied.
any suggestions as to how i can open my cookies folder.
appreciate any help.

Gary
 
Open Windows Explorer, press F10 to see the menu, and choose Tools | Folder
Options. Click the View tab. Find the option to Show hidden files and
folders and check it. Find Hide protected operating system files and uncheck
it (Vista will gripe). Now you can navigate to the actual location, which is
twofold: C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies and
C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low.
 
gary said:
on trying to open the cookies folder to view what cookies are stored on my
computer i get the message: Access is denied.
any suggestions as to how i can open my cookies folder.
appreciate any help.
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Hi Gary

You are probably trying to open "C:\Users\<user>\Cookies"

This is not a directory. It is a protected junction point. The directory
which holds your cookies is:

C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies

This is the directory you need to open.

If you go to a command prompt at C:\Users\<user>> and do a "dir /a" command,
you'll see the difference.

Hope it helps,
 
When I go to G:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\ there is no
Cookies directory.
 
dnr said:
When I go to G:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\ there is
no
Cookies directory.
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The directory is normally hidden.

Cut'n'paste the full Cookies pathname into the address bar in Explorer, to
force the Cookies directory to appear.

Or just use the Command Prompt, instead of Explorer. The Command Prompt
doesn't play the same optical illusions. Use DIR /A to see the true contents
of each directory.
 
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