Where are the real Temporary Internet Files?

[yaugin]

Under %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files, if I
select folder properties it reports that the folder is using 30mb.
However I have since deleted all the contents using the IE interface as
well as the Windows Explorer interface. However the folder still
reports close to 30mb, and 5 subfolders which I cannot see in Explorer.
Where are these folders really stored?

 

[witan]

Under %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files, if I
select folder properties it reports that the folder is using 30mb.
However I have since deleted all the contents using the IE interface as
well as the Windows Explorer interface. However the folder still
reports close to 30mb, and 5 subfolders which I cannot see in Explorer.
Where are these folders really stored?

I wonder whether you are running Outlook, Outlook Express or some other
email in the background. All these will keep on creating temporary
Internet files.

 

[witan]

Under %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files, if I
select folder properties it reports that the folder is using 30mb.
However I have since deleted all the contents using the IE interface as
well as the Windows Explorer interface. However the folder still
reports close to 30mb, and 5 subfolders which I cannot see in Explorer.
Where are these folders really stored?

I wonder whether you are running Outlook, Outlook Express or some other
email client, or a newsreader, in the background. All these will keep
on creating temporary Internet files.

 

[flying_xsh]

i think you'd better try another file manager

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Where are these folders really stored?

Content.IE5 folder.

Paste this into Start | Run and click OK...

%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5

IE7 does NOT have the Delete all offline content option.

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.

Note: If you do NOT select the Delete all offline content box, not
everything will be cleaned out. Especially Content.IE5 folder and
subfolders.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[dobey]

Content.IE5 folder.

Paste this into Start | Run and click OK...

%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5

IE7 does NOT have the Delete all offline content option.

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.

Yes, I noticed some update permanently hid the Content.IE5 directory, even
if you have hidden/system folders visible.

 

[mbarnes]

I finally found them. "Show Hidden Files and Folders" no longer works
to reveal the Temporary Internet Files folder. You have to uncheck
"Hide protected operating system files."