Re: Now you see it, Now you don't.. Content.IE5 Folder

David,

You do not have to *see* the Content.IE5 folder to delete its contents. But
keep reading. ;-)

To delete *all* of your Temporary Internet Files...

1) Start | Run | Type: inetcpl.cpl | Click 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. Also close OE.
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 >>
%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files
AND
%userprofile%\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.
6) You can also click on the Clear History button to empty your History
folder.

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
%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet
Files but not the Content.IE5 or Content.MSO folders.
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Isn't there a way to force the folder to be
visible?

Yes.

Viewing Content.IE5 Content.MSO and OLK3 Folders
http://www.verysimple.com/support/viewtopic.php?t=126&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=&sid=188992fa40c27f33eb8f716f6be08455

Or just get to Content.IE5, Content.MSO, OLK or History.IE5 however and
create a shortcut.

There are several ways to get to Content.IE5, Content.MSO, OLK and
History.IE5 folders.

To view:
%userprofile%\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

Or...

Start | Run | Paste this in the box:

%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files

Click OK.

To view:
%userprofile%\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: %tmp% | Click 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...

Start | Run | Paste this in the box:

%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5

Click OK.
You can also view Content.MSO

Or...
Start | Run | Paste this in the box:

%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.MSO

Click OK.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:%230t%23hjzMGHA.648@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
DavidJ726 <DavidJ726@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
It does help, sort of... Isn't there a way to force the folder to be
visible? Once I found that folder I was surprised to see quite a few
files, many of which I feel should not be there... Obviously IE doesn't
do a good job of deleting all content when it's told to :-(

Thanks,
David

"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:eUzb1OxMGHA.2668@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Anything related to Temporary Internet Files is smoke and mirrors.

The index.dat & desktop.ini files are the smoke generators.

The desktop.ini file is a Hidden, System file. The desktop.ini has info
in
it that hides some of these folders from Windows Explorer and Search.
The desktop.ini signals that they are system files, hidden and if
deleted, they are recreated on the next boot. To find them, you have to
discover them by accident or know where to look.

Index.dat files are a whole other chapter.

Don't save anything in the Temporary Internet Files folder. The key word
is
Temporary.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:e8vwI6wMGHA.3936@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
DavidJ726 <DavidJ726@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
Here's the scenerio.... I received an e-mail with a word document
attached that I opened by clicking on the attachment. I do a file save
and it's saved in the following location: C:\Documents and
Settings\David\Local Settings\Temporary Internet
Files\Content.IE5\G56V45QN.

However, when I try to find this folder using the Windows Explorer, the
furthest in the tree I can get is to the Temporary Internet Files
Folder, the Content.IE5 and the sub-folders cannot be seen. But I know
it's there
cause when I do a search for the G56V54QN folder (using the search
option from from the Start button) the search results find the folder.

Another scenerio is that if I do a search for that specific file name,
the
search results locate it in C:\Documents and Settings\David\Application
Data\Microsoft\Office\Recent. If I select properties on that shortcut
for
that file, and click on find target, it will take me to the ...Temporary
Internet Files\Content.IE5\G56V45QN folder.

I've checked all the view options I can think of in the Windows
Explorer, and all hidden files and folders are allowed to be shown.
When I am able
to get to the folder via the method described above, I can look at it's
properties and it's not set to hidden.

I can also see the Content.IE5 folders in the directory tree of Default
User, LocalService and NetworkService just by opening up the Windows
Explorer and expanding the tree. So... why is it that I can't see the
Content.IE5 folder in my Documents and Settings... ?

Using XP Pro W/SP2 Outlook Express, Office XP.

Thanks,
David

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