Re: folders and files not displayed in Windows Explorer

From: Al Clark (alndonnaNOSPAM_at_wamail.net)
Date: 01/03/05 

Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2005 20:38:37 -0800

Thanks for the reply Wesley. I tried everything on your list except the
"smoke and mirrors", but did not find the answer I was looking for. Delete
wasn't what I wanted to do.

Someone emailed me "filename.xls" as an email attachment. I double-clicked
it. When it asked me if I wanted to open it, I said yes. I saw that I needed
to add a lot more info on to the spread***, so I did. Then I did a save
as, but forgot to notice the save path. So I did a windows search, including
advanced options, show hidden and system files. The search turned up NO
files. Then I reopened my email, double clicked on filename.xls, it opened
and was indeed my revised file. I did a save as, and the path was:
C:\WINDOWS\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\O9EJKPUV

Then I went to Windows Explorer and scrolled to C:\WINDOWS\Local
Settings\Temporary Internet Files. There were no subfolders. It showed 81
files and no folders. If I
RIGHT CLICK on C:\WINDOWS\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files
and hit properties, it says it contains 916 files and 5 folders and I'll bet
one of those 916 is my "filename.xls".

I just don't understand why I can save an Excel file and then not be able to
find it either in Windows Explorer(with show hidden and system
files/folders) or with
Windows Search(advanced options, show hidden and system files/folders).

I realize I should have saved it before I modified it, but since I didn't, I
didn't want to do all that typing over. But XP sure made it hard for me.

Al

"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:uQEqXUR8EHA.3012@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Smoke and mirrors. ;-)
>
> You do not have to *see* the Content.IE5 folder to delete its contents.
>
> To delete *all* Temporary Internet Files...
>
> 1) Start | Run | Type: inetcpl.cpl | OK
> Or right click the Internet Explorer icon on your Desktop.
> Or: Start | Settings | Control Panel | Internet Options.
> Best to do this with all instances of Internet Explorer closed.
> Especially
> if there are a large number of files.
> 2) On the General Tab, in the middle of the screen, click on Delete Files
> 3) Check the box Delete all offline content {This cleans >>
> C:\Documents
> and Settings\YourNameHere\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files AND
> C:\Documents and Settings\YourNameHere\Local Settings\Temporary Internet
> Files\Content.IE5 and \Content.MSO (Created by an MS Office program)
> 4) Click on OK and wait for the hourglass icon to stop after it deletes
> the
> temporary internet files
> 5) You can now click on Delete Cookies and click OK to delete cookies that
> websites have placed on your hard drive.
> -----
>
> If you want, try this: Open IE | Tools | Internet Options | Advanced tab
> |
> scroll down to the bottom | check: Empty Temporary Internet Files folder
> when browser is closed | click Apply | OK. Entirely up to you, but if you
> want to be rid of this, it is done automatically. Deletes the content of
> C:\Documents and Settings\YourNameHere\Local Settings\Temporary Internet
> Files but not the Content.IE5 or Content.MSO folders.
> ===
>
> Some Temporary Internet Files are hidden.
> Like Content.IE5 and Content.MSO (Created by an MS Office program).
>
> Obviously Your Name Here needs to be changed to the appropriate name.
>
> HOW TO: Search For Hidden Or System Files In Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;302347
>
> To display hidden files and folders
> http://tinyurl.com/4lxxn
>
> From XP HELP:
> To display hidden files and folders
> [[Open Folder Options in Control Panel.
> Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
> Double-click Folder Options
> On the View tab, under Hidden files and folders, click Show hidden files
> and
> folders]]
>
> To view:
> C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Local Settings\Temporary Internet
> Files
>
> Start | Run | Type: inetcpl.cpl | OK
> Or right click the Internet Explorer icon on your Desktop.
> Or: Start | Settings | Control Panel | Internet Options.
> General tab | Settings button | View Files button
>
> To view:
> C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Local Settings\Temporary Internet
> Files\Content.IE5 AND \Content.MSO
>
> Start | Run | Type: cleanmgr | OK | Highlight Temporary Internet Files
> |
> View Files button
>
> Or...
>
> Start | Run | Type: %TEMP% | OK |
>
> You will probably have to click the Folders button on the Tool Bar.
> Click: [+] Temporary Internet Files
> Click: [+] Content.IE5
> Click: Random named folders
> View
> You can also view Content.MSO
>
> Or Paste into the Start | Run box.
> C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Local Settings\Temporary Internet
> Files\Content.IE5
>
> Note: Disk Cleanup (cleanmgr.exe) will *not* clean:
> C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Local Settings\Temporary Internet
> Files\Content.IE5
>
> I don't know why you can view the Content.IE5 folder with Disk Cleanup but
> it won't clean the folder.
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
> Wes
>
> In news:41d8680d$1_4@newsfeed.slurp.net,
> Al Clark <alndonnaNOSPAM@wamail.net> hunted and pecked:
>> I have "Folder Options" set to show system and hidden files, yet when
>> I open C:\Windows\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files, Windows
>> Explorer shows 81 objects and no folders. If I right click on
>> Temporary Internet Files, properties, it says it contains 916 files
>> and 5 folders. How can I see the missing files and folders?
>>
>> Al
>