Where Did The "Temp" Files Go??

[Dale Franks]

I used to go to this folder below, to fetch files I needed, etc. ... but now
the only thing that ever shows up are the "Cookies"

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temporary Internet
Files

No more gifs, mp3s, nothing. I haven't changed anything, including the
"Temp" folder location. Where are all those files now being stored??? This
is so frustrationg!

Thanks!

 

[Ted Zieglar]

There's a reason that folder is called "Temporary".

Why are you storing gifs and mp3s in Temporary Internet Files? They belong
in My Documents. Windows even supplies folders for My Pictures and My Music.

 

[Dale Franks]

Allow me to be a little more detailed ...

I'm not storing anything there ... IE 6.0 does!

If I leave a website, and go directly to:

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temporary Internet
Files,

ALL (and I mean "all") the files needed to view that website used to be
downloaded into this folder ... of every file extension.

Now, only cookies are there. Where are the rest of them now being
TEMPORARILY stored.

Thank You

 

[Guest]

You can view these temp files by going into Internet Options on the general
Tab clicking on settings and then click on view files. This will give you
the ability to view your temp Internet Files.

 

[Dale Franks]

That's how I did it too!!! Just visited 3 or 4 websites, and went back ...
only cookies there. This is killin' me!

 

[Ted Zieglar]

You don't really understand Temporary Internet Files, do you? No problem
with that...it's not exactly intuitive! <g>.

TIF holds elements of web pages that can take a long time to download - like
graphics or music - so that when a user returns to a web page previously
viewed, the page will display more quickly. Were it not for TIF, the
graphics and music would have to be downloaded again. (TIF also stores
scripts, for a similar reason.)

Of course, if you have a reliable broadband connection it usually takes no
time to download media. TIF is more of a benefit for those on dial-up.

The contents of TIF are only stored temporarily, because ordinarily users
want to see the most current version of a web page. Therefore, once the
contents of TIF reach the maximum size allocated for TIF, Internet Explorer
begins deleting files from TIF. I believe it deletes old files to make room
for new files.

If you want to keep a gif, jpeg, mp3 or any other element that you see on a
web page, you have to save it to your hard disk (in My Pictures or My Music,
for example.) However, whether or not you will be permitted to save a
particular item is up to the web site owner.

 

[Dale Franks]

Ted,

Thanks, but you have no idea what you are talking about.

For two years I have taken files from this folder weeks after visiting a
website ... especially *.wmv files from music sites. That's why I've always
had a shortcut to it on my desktop. You don't seem to understand that there
are NO new files and NO older files ... there's NO files AT ALL - just
cookies.

All files are held in this TIF folder until: 1) You manually empty them 2)
If the "user-defined" time specified is reached for deletion, or 3) When the
contents of the folder reach a designated size (it's huge too).

But thanks anyway!

 

[Helmut Mack]

I used to go to this folder below, to fetch files I needed, etc. ...
but now
the only thing that ever shows up are the "Cookies"

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temporary
Internet
Files

No more gifs, mp3s, nothing. I haven't changed anything, including the
"Temp" folder location. Where are all those files now being stored???
This
is so frustrationg!

Thanks!

Hi Dale,
Is the option (Empty Temporary Internet Files Folder
when Browser is closed) checked by any chance?

See: Tools>Internet Options>Advanced>scroll down

 

[Jan Il]

Hi Dale

It is possible that the History folder has become corrupted, which is not
that uncommon. You can delete the folder and let Windows create a new one
for you and see if that helps:

To create a new History Folder
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm (XP systems)
Also see Safely Delete the Temporary Internet Files at this site

also...

For XP follow the instructions at Mike Burgess' site as the process and
paths differ from W98:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm
To delete the History folder and index.dat (XP)

Log on as Administrator and delete the desired <username> folder and reboot.
(or log on as another user that has Administrator privileges)
Example: "C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\HISTORY"

Hope this helps.

Jan
MS MVP - IE/OE
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Dale,
Have you installed a toolbar such as Google or Yahoo toolbar, or do you a security suite such as Norton or McAfee installed. There might be a setting that will delete files in the TIF folder when the browser is closed, when you restart Windows, or after so many days after they were initially downloaded. Also if you changed the size of your TIF folder, either in IE or one of those previous programs mentioned, it might change the retention of files in that folder. So you will need to look through the browser and these security programs for any settings that you will need to change.

Also for media files that are open by a player such as MS Media or Real Player. There may be a setting there that will delete the files from the TIF folder, when no longer needed.

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Ted,

Thanks, but you have no idea what you are talking about.

For two years I have taken files from this folder weeks after visiting a
website ... especially *.wmv files from music sites. That's why I've always
had a shortcut to it on my desktop. You don't seem to understand that there
are NO new files and NO older files ... there's NO files AT ALL - just
cookies.

All files are held in this TIF folder until: 1) You manually empty them 2)
If the "user-defined" time specified is reached for deletion, or 3) When the
contents of the folder reach a designated size (it's huge too).

But thanks anyway!