If you really want to know, download a 3rd. party Search engine such
as FileLocator & search for content/ie5, you can view the thousands
of files residing there - (mostly 0-size).
You can also delete them via the Search engine.
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johnf
OMG !!! They are gone - @51,000 files in .......\Local
Settings\ .... are now down to 51.
A HUGE WD Wes and thank you. You de man!!
Now, for commentary. - I am surprised that deleting the files
without checking that box did not give the desired result. One
would think that is what everyone really wants to do (clean out all
the temps) - and thinks they are accomplishing - but are not.
Does this mean that all but the Windows cognoscenti are loaded
with these superfluous files and don't know (like me) that they
exist or thought they had really cleaned up everything (like me)?
What an eye opener!
And, I always have my Folder Option\View set to "Show hidden files
and folders". So, why were these @51,000 files still invisible?
If I could have seen them, I could have deleted them. How does one
view them. I could not in spite of the setting or any additional
information given here.
Thanks again,
Ron
They are Hidden..........
1) Start | Run | Type: inetcpl.cpl | 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.
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
C:\Documents and Settings\YourNameHere\Local Settings\Temporary
Internet Files AND C:\Documents and Settings\YourNameHere\Local
Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5
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.
To display hidden files and folders
http://tinyurl.com/4lxxn
From XP HELP:
To display hidden files and folders
[[Open Folder Options in Control Panel.
Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
Double-click Folder Options
On the View tab, under Hidden files and folders, click Show hidden
files and folders]]
To view:
C:\Documents and Settings\YourNameHere\Local Settings\Temporary
Internet Files
Start | Run | Type: inetcpl.cpl | OK
Or right click the Internet Explorer icon on your Desktop.
Or: Start | Settings | Control Panel | Internet Options.
General tab | Settings button | View Files button
To view:
C:\Documents and Settings\YourNameHere\Local Settings\Temporary
Internet Files\Content.IE5 AND \Content.MSO
Start | Run | Type: cleanmgr | OK | Highlight Temporary
Internet Files
View Files button
Or...
Start | Run | Type: %TEMP% | OK |
You will probably have to click the Folders button on the Tool
Bar. Click: [+] Temporary Internet Files
Click: [+] Content.IE5
Click: Random named folders
View
You can also view Content.MSO
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
In Ron Patterson <
[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Aha - I am getting closer - in C:\Documents and Settings\(My
Name)\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files -
- in this folder, there are no files shown - I deleted them
all
- yet 'Properties' still shows 34.5 Mb, 19 folders, and 50,382
files
- but none are visible. What - where are they? How do I get
rid of them?
Ron Patterson