Where are the Internet Explorer Temporary Files are Located
These days I see many people wondering where exactly the Browser Temporary files are located at ??
Internet Explorer 7
best way to reach to that is, Click Tools under Internet Explorer
Now Please Click Internet Options
Now Click Settings under the Browser History…
Now at the Next pop up window it will show you the Path for browser Temporary file folder location will give a button to reach it from there with Single Click…
This applies to any Version of Windows, like Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista…
deschain said
am August 30 2008 @ 1:38 pm
I’m sorry but this isn’t very helpful. I may just be venting, but I’ve gone through 5 pages of google searches with the same result. I don’t even care if you don’t publish this comment.
The problem is IE7. There is no problem with earlier versions of IE.
Try doing what you just outlined above. Visit a site like youtube and watch a short video. Play the video again — you realise it doesn’t need to be downloaded again, right? Because it’s already stored on your hard disk.
Go to your “temporary internet files” folder. Try to look for it.
It won’t be there.
Neither will there be files relating to other sites you visit — pictures, html pages, flash files, etc.
deschain said
am August 30 2008 @ 1:54 pm
Alright. After searching some more, I’ve found the solution to my problem.
I thought I might add it here in case anyone else stumbles across it.
Apparently there are two types of IE7 running around. One is not in “protected” mode and the above information (in the main blog post) works fine.
For the “protected” mode, you need to do a couple more things.
1. On any folder window –> Tools –> Folder Options
2. Select “Show hidden files” and UNCHECK “hide protected files”
3. Go to the “temporary internet files” folder. It should usually be:
C:\Users\**USERNAME**\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\
where **USERNAME** is the name of the folder you have.
4. Manually type in as an add-on to that address:
Low\Content.IE5
So the overall address is:
C:\Users\**USERNAME**\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\
In this folder, you should be able to see a number of subfolders with weird numbers+letters. Some are empty; some have content in them, probably the hidden ones.
Anyway, within these folders, you’ll find the usual content of temporary internet files. Eg picture files, pages, etc.