Temporary Internet Files folder and recycle bin

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When files are deleted from the folder
C:\Documents and Settings\userid\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files are
not moved to the recycle bin. is this design or is this an issue?
 
If you delete them manually, they should go to the Recycle Bin.

If you delete them the correct way, they just go away.

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.

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

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Wes
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They are deleted manually and do not go to the recycle bin, is this by design
or is this so kind of bug? I know how to delete them the correct way, but a
user was questioning why when manually deleting the files they are not going
to the recycle bin.
 
My first post was incorrect. I wasn't paying enough attention. I
apologize.

If files are deleted manually from
%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files
or
C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Local Settings\
Temporary Internet Files
they do *NOT* go to the Recycle Bin.

If files are deleted manually from any of the folders under Content.IE5,
those files will go to the Recycle Bin.

For example, anything deleted manually from OPQRSTUV...
%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\OPQRSTUV
will go to the Recycle Bin.

Sorry for the mistake.

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MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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