Re: deleting Content.IE5 files

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From: Gary Smith (bitbucket_at_example.com)
Date: 03/07/04 

Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2004 14:17:57 -0800

In microsoft.public.win2000.general Bill in Co. <none@earthlink.net> wrote:
> But WHY would you want to delete the TIF after each reboot? Kinda defeats
> the purpose of it, doesn't it?

The contents of the TIF folder really aren't very useful unless you have a
slow machine or a slow Internet connebtion and keep returning to the same
pages. Letting too many files accumulate can cause problems, including an
often-reported difficulty in saving JPEG files. Saved copies of outdated
pages can cause confusion. When doing a backup, you don't want to be
backing up a bunch of temporary stuff you'll never need again. Also,
Content.IE5 contains an index.dat file which grows cntinuously. Every now
and then it's good to trash it and start clean.

I don't clear my TIF on every reboot, but I do have IE set to deleted
temporary files when it closes. That doesn't clean out everything, but it
keeps the cruft from building up too rapidly. Everty now and then,
especially before a backup, I'll log on with an alternate administrator
logon and delete the entrie folder. 

-- 
Gary L. Smith                gls432@yahoo.com
Columbus, Ohio

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