Re: TEMP & temporary internet files folders

From: Gareth Tuckwell (ContactGT_at_NoSpam_hotmail.com)
Date: 09/15/04 

Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 16:42:38 GMT

All you have to do is go to "Internet Options" in Internet Explorer, tools
menu.

In the middle section - "Temporary Internet Files", click the "Delete
Files..." button and tick the "All Offline Content" box.

That will clear out your internet files.

The files in your temp folder are print spool files, downloaded temporary
files (zip files etc) and other Windows temporary files. Its usually OK to
delete things in here, unless they are in use by windows. I don't know how
you find out what is in use, but I personally just clear it all out from
time to time - files in use generally refuse to delete!

As for virus removal - get a virus scanner. Norton, or McAfee etc. They are
not too expensive. If you have kids going online, they will probably
inevitably find infected files, so you really need protection or you might
catch a 'nasty'.!

GT

"MR" <mr@mr.com> wrote in message
news:%23f7HODzmEHA.404@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Hi- I deleted just about everything in this section here: (my kids acc't):
>
> C\Doc & settings\my kids account\local settings\TEMP\ every folder in
there
>
> Every folder in there was named a mixture of numbers & letters and when
>
> opened, has what appears to be junk-Now, the TEMP folder is empty.
>
> The 'temporary internet files' folder in CONTENT IE has the same kind of
> folders and I deleted all but the index file and one folder that could not
> be deleted.
>
> I did the same to my user account in an effot to minimize junk stored
there
> and get rid of this virus that was
>
> seems to hide in one of my kids content IE folder
>
> 1-Whats the difference between the temp and the temp internet files folder
>
> 2- Is it safe to do this kind o f purging every now and then.
>
> Everything is sitting in the recycle bin till Im sure I can safetly perm.
> delete the items.
>
> thanks
>
> BTW, I mentioned that I did the same to my user acc't- I must have deleted
> the folder Content IE
>
> cause when I click to open the temp internet files folder, then the
contenet
> IE is not there anymore
>
>

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