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Temporary Internet Files folder content : Change Temporary Internet Files folder location
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Where is Temporary Internet Files folder located?
How can I delete Temporary Internet Files folder content in Internet Explorer?
How can I delete cookies in the Temporary Internet Files folder?
How to optimize Temporary Internet Files Folder
Why you should empty Temporary Internet Files Folder in IE7
Where is Temporary Internet Files folder located?
The Temporary Internet Files (or cache) folder contains web page content that is stored on your hard disk for quick viewing. This cache permits Internet Explorer to download only the content that has changed since you last viewed a web page, instead of downloading all the content for a page every time it is displayed.
Temporary Internet Files Folder location on Windows Vista
If you have Windows Vista, the location of Temporary Internet Files Folder is:
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\
Note: on your computer the Windows directory may be on another disk
Temporary Internet Files Folder location on Windows XP/Windows 2000
If you have Windows XP/Windows 2000 the location of Temporary Internet Files Folder is:
C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\
Note: on your computer the Windows directory may be on another disk
If you have only one user account on Windows XP or Windows 2000, replace <username> with Administrator to get the path of the Temporary Internet Files folder.
Temporary Internet Files Folder location on Windows Me/Windows 98/Windows NT/Windows 95
If you have Windows Me/Windows 98/Windows NT/Windows 95 the location of Temporary Internet Files Folder is:
<Windows>\Profiles\<username>\Temporary Internet Files\
Note: <windows> is the folder in which Windows is installed
<username> is the name you use to log onto Windows
if there is no <Profiles> directory in you Windows directory it means that you are not using user profiles.
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How can I delete Temporary Internet Files folder content in Internet Explorer?
The Temporary Internet Files folder is used to store data received from the Internet. You can delete Temporary Internet Files content using special software or manually.
Using ClearAllHistory you can completely delete Temporary Internet Files folder content including the content of index.dat file.
To delete Temporary Internet Files folder content in Internet Explorer manually:
• Select Tools -> Internet Options.
• The Internet Options dialog window will appear. Open the General tab.
• Click the "Delete files" button in the "Temporary Internet Files" area.
• If you want to delete all web pages content that you have made available offline, in the Delete Files dialog box, put the check mark in the "Delete all offline content" check box and click OK.
If the Temporary Internet Files folder contains a significant amount of web page content, this process may take several minutes to complete.
If you delete the content of Temporary Internet Files folder manually, this will not delete all traces of the pages because a special file called index.dat is placed in this folder and it will still preserve the names and even the dates of your first visits to many pages. This file can't be deleted manually as it is used by Windows all the time. In ClearAllHstory "Delete Temporary Internet files" feature is combined with clearing the content of index.dat file.
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How can I delete cookies in the Temporary Internet Files folder?
After you delete Temporary Internet Files content manually, some cookies files may remain in your Temporary Internet Files folder. These files are pointers to the actual cookie files that are located in your Cookies folder.
To delete cookies files in the Temporary Internet Files folder:
• Select Tools -> Internet Options.
• The Internet Options dialog window will appear. Open the General tab.
• Click the "Delete cookies" button in the "Temporary Internet Files" area and click OK.
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How to optimize Temporary Internet Files Folder
Depending on you needs you may want to optimize Temporary Internet Files Folder e.g. choose how much space is set for Temporary Internet files or set how often you want Internet Explorer checks for updated conten.
If you surf the Internet a lot and have enough space on your PC, you might want to increase the size of Temporary Internet Files folder as increasing disk space for Temporary Internet Files can increase the speed of displaying of previously visited pages. But if you you increase Temporary Internet Files disk space, it decreases the amount of space available for other files on your computer.
Also if you set the amount of space that is allocated to the Temporary Internet Files folder too high, the Temporary Internet Files folder may take up a large portion of your hard drive with outdated information. However, on the other hand, if the amount of space that is allocated to the Temporary Internet Files folder is too low it can increase the amount of time it takes for IE to display web pages.
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Why you should empty Temporary Internet Files Folder
To reduce the amount of time you have to spend waiting to view webpages, Internet Explorer (IE) stores many of the web pages and graphics you view in the Temporary Internet Files folder on your hard drive. The benefit of storing information in the Temporary Internet Files folder is that when you revisit a web page, IE displays the web page using information stored within Temporary Internet Files folder instead of retrieving all the information from the Internet.
But on the other hand Temporary Internet Files folder can grow rather large and, as a result, can consume a large amount of hard drive space. If you have sufficient hard drive space, this may not be an issue. However, if your system slows down, you should delete the content of Temporary Internet Files folder.
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Question of the Day
• What kind of information about my computer can be collected by ISP and web sites I visit?
- IP address (Internet Protocol address) is your internet identification number. Everyone has an IP address to communicate on the Internet. Your computer's IP address is comparable to your home address or your Social Security number. If someone can match your IP address to your ISP's customer list, they can use the information to identify country, city, internet provider and even physical address. When you surf the web, your IP address is left in logs all around the Internet: in the logs at your ISP, at the routers of your requests and finally the destination of your request. Hackers and identity thieves can use this information to infiltrate your system and steal personal information, use it in a denial of service (DoS) attack,spy upon you or cause damage to your PC. It is possible to restrict accessing any information or provide customized content to specific IP.
- Information about your system. As web servers communicate with your computer, they can gather certain types of information about your system. For example, a web site can immediately determine what browser you use, certain system settings, and whether some types of software are installed. This includes browser plug-ins, media handlers, application programs, and your operating system. While most sites use information about OS and browser to provide a better surfing experience this information can also be used by hackers for virus attacks that use weaknesses in your system to get access to the content of your hard drive or RAM, steal personal information or cause damage to your computer.
- Referral information. When you click a hyperlink to jump to a new web site, your browser reveals the address of the referring site - that is, the site you jumped from. As you "hop" from one server to another, your activities can be tracked. Information about last visited web pages can be used to track your web usage and profile your browsing habits. Spammers can use this information to send you spam and junk e-mails.
- Cookies. As you surf the web, most web sites send cookies to your computer to track your Internet usage. Some cookies are "good" cookies, used for legitimate purposes, such as storing preferences, account information and remembering the choices you have made on the site. Some cookies are "bad" cookies. Bad cookies are used to track your browsing habits, purchase history, etc.
- Your e-mail address. Any web site can easily retrieve your e-mail address. In fact, if you find and examine the cookies on your system, you'll see that their file names commonly include your e-mail address, or at least your user name. This is one way marketers collect addresses for e-mail campaigns.
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