content.ie5

[Earl Partridge]

Windows 7 - 64 Bit
It appeared that using Internet Explorer's Tools | Internet Options never
completely
removed all temporary internet files. In XP, I would do a manual removal by
removing those folders created under Content.ie5. In Win7, where can I find
that folder, or whatever is used now?
Earl

 

[Earl Partridge]

Found it, thanks to the Win Vist Club site.
C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files
While viewing that folder and the Temporary Internet Files folder,
I opened IE8, ran the Tools | Internet Options and deleted the files. And
as
expected, the files in the Temporary Internet Folders file were still there,
as
well as the folders in Content.ie5, still loaded with temporary files.
Earl

 

[Jeff Layman]

I was trying to look at the
C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files
files yesterday. Despite having view hidden files (and system files)
activated in Windows Explorer, I cannot see a folder called "Content.IE5",
nor index.dat - only the temp internet files themselves. Similar result
using Explorer++.

However, I can see these if I use FreeCommander. Using FreeCommander, a
search in C: for index.dat finds 50 folders containing a file of that name!

 

[The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly]

I was trying to look at the
C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files
files yesterday. Despite having view hidden files (and system files)
activated in Windows Explorer, I cannot see a folder called
"Content.IE5", nor index.dat - only the temp internet files themselves.
Similar result using Explorer++.

You can also see them if you are logged in as the administrator.

 

[Dave-UK]

I was trying to look at the
C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files
files yesterday. Despite having view hidden files (and system files)
activated in Windows Explorer, I cannot see a folder called "Content.IE5",
nor index.dat - only the temp internet files themselves. Similar result
using Explorer++.

However, I can see these if I use FreeCommander. Using FreeCommander, a
search in C: for index.dat finds 50 folders containing a file of that name!

I get the same results with Explorer and FreeCommander.
For a more detailed look at the IE cache have a look at this
small program. The help file says that Explorer is designed to
not show the sub-folders!
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/ie_cache_viewer.html

 

[Earl Partridge]

I have to manually add "\content.ie5" to get there.
Earl

 

[Jeff Layman]

"The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly Known as Nina DiBoy'"

You can also see them if you are logged in as the administrator.

I am the only user and so by default am an administrator. I can see other
hidden and system files, so why not these? Even opening Explorer.exe using
"Run as administrator" doesn't help.

Might try creating a SuperAdministrator account to see if that helps.

 

[Jeff Layman]

How did you do that? I have no "add folder" option for
C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files
using Windows Explorer.

But strangely enough that is more or less how I was able to access
content.ie5 when I fired up Eraser 6.2 to try to delete index.dat. I simply
added /content.ie5 to the "Temporary Internet Files name in the selection
box, and up popped index.dat and the 4 hidden folders too. I believe that
Eraser uses Windows Explorer to select folders/files to be erased, so it
should be possible to see content.ie5 in WE itself.

FYI it was not possible to erase index.dat with Eraser 6.2, even though it
was set to erase the file at reboot. Although I haven't yet tried, I think
the only way at present to erase index.dat might be with a bootable Linux
CD.

 

[The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly]

"The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly Known as Nina DiBoy'"


I am the only user and so by default am an administrator. I can see
other hidden and system files, so why not these? Even opening
Explorer.exe using "Run as administrator" doesn't help.

You log in to your w7 machine as the administrator?! You should create
a personal account, give your account 'admin' access if you want, and
use that account to access the machine instead of logging in via the
admin account for everyday use.

I suggested logging in as the admin because if you log in as another
account with admin access, you should be able to see the content.ie.5
folder which is hidden to you only in your own profile.

 

[Jeff Layman]

"The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly Known as Nina DiBoy'"

You log in to your w7 machine as the administrator?! You should create a
personal account, give your account 'admin' access if you want, and use
that account to access the machine instead of logging in via the admin
account for everyday use.

I suggested logging in as the admin because if you log in as another
account with admin access, you should be able to see the content.ie.5
folder which is hidden to you only in your own profile.

Thanks. Creating another admin account worked, so I can now see the
content.ie5 folder.

Microsoft logic never ceases to amaze me. I can't see information in my own
account, but someone else with exactly the same level of access can. In
what way does that improve security and privacy?

 

[The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly]

"The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly Known as Nina DiBoy'"


Thanks. Creating another admin account worked, so I can now see the
content.ie5 folder.

Great, glad it helped.

Microsoft logic never ceases to amaze me. I can't see information in my
own account, but someone else with exactly the same level of access can.
In what way does that improve security and privacy?

LOL, you are not alone in this!

 

[William Baldwin]

How did you do that? I have no "add folder" option for
C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary
Internet Files using Windows Explorer.

I think he meant to specifically append the text string
"\content.ie5" to the end of the string you gave above, in the
Windows Explorer "address bar".

 

[Earl Partridge]

That's it. I find that easier than creating that new Administrator account
and having to select which account to log in with every time I boot.
Earl

 

[Jeff Layman]

That's it. I find that easier than creating that new Administrator
account
and having to select which account to log in with every time I boot.
Earl

That works too, and is a _lot_ easier. Looks like MS forgot to keep that
simple method unavailable for Windows Explorer - remind me to check exactly
what I am downloading when SP1 arrives! ;-)

 

[mattirae]

empty ie5.content

use windirstat