Temporary Internet Files - best practises

[Guest]

What are the recommendations for "Temporary Internet Files".

In large environments should we default the size limit? The default
settings is normally huge as disk drives are so big. Users end up with 10s
of thousands of files in this folder than can take 20 minutes to clean out.
Many IE issues are also resolved by deleting temp internet files.

We default the setting "Empty Temporary Internet Files folder when browser
is closed" on all systems but this does not seem to always delete everything.

I got to believe there there are some more advanced settings and
recommendations.

Any ideas?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Set the cache to 80MB for best performance. That is the recommendation
from www.pcpitstop.com

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| What are the recommendations for "Temporary Internet Files".
|
| In large environments should we default the size limit? The default
| settings is normally huge as disk drives are so big. Users end up with 10s
| of thousands of files in this folder than can take 20 minutes to clean out.
| Many IE issues are also resolved by deleting temp internet files.
|
| We default the setting "Empty Temporary Internet Files folder when browser
| is closed" on all systems but this does not seem to always delete everything.
|
| I got to believe there there are some more advanced settings and
| recommendations.
|
| Any ideas?

 

[Guest]

what happens if a user downloads a file that is greater than 80MB?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

The Temporary Internet Files folder is the location on your hard disk where
Web pages and files (such as graphics) are stored as you view them. This speeds
up the display of pages you frequently visit or have already seen, because Internet
Explorer can open them from your hard disk instead of from the Web. It has
nothing to do with files you select to download directly to your hard drive.

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx

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| what happens if a user downloads a file that is greater than 80MB?
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[Guest]

If I open a large PDF file using the browser the file is stored/cached in the
temporary internet files folder. If this file is larger that than the max
size can this cause problems?

 

[MAP]

If I open a large PDF file using the browser the file is
stored/cached in the temporary internet files folder. If this file
is larger that than the max size can this cause problems?

No.

 

[Ted Zieglar]

I'm afraid you're misunderstanding TIF.

IE downloads what you request regardless of the size set for TIF. You may
have noticed that when you download a large file, like a video presentation
or a huge software update, that the download is being stored in TIF. This is
temporary: Once the download has completed the file will be moved out of TIF
and into the location you specified or into RAM.

What stays in TIF are elements of web pages you have viewed, such as
graphics and stylesheets, so that the next time you visit the same page
these elements don't need to be downloaded again. The idea is to make web
browsing faster.

 

[Guest]

You may avoid accumulating files in the Temporary Internet Files folder by
automatically deleting them when you close the browser.

From inside Internet Explorer:
Tools > Internet Options > Advanced Tab > In the Security section, check the
box for "Empty Temporary Internet Files folder when browser is closed"

 

[Guest]

Sorry, I re-read your post and see that you are already doing that.

 

[Ron Martell]

What are the recommendations for "Temporary Internet Files".

I generally limit them to around 100 mb. Some sites suggest 80 mb as
a good value.

In large environments should we default the size limit? The default
settings is normally huge as disk drives are so big. Users end up with 10s
of thousands of files in this folder than can take 20 minutes to clean out.
Many IE issues are also resolved by deleting temp internet files.

We default the setting "Empty Temporary Internet Files folder when browser
is closed" on all systems but this does not seem to always delete everything.

I do not recommend that setting for users with dial-up Internet
connections, as it does slow down their web browsing, and also
increases their Internet time usage billing.

If Internet Explorer crashes then t.i.f. will be left behind. A
periodic maintenance task should be to delete all offline content
using Control Panel - Internet Options - Delete Files.

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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