Temporary Internet Files invisible won't delete
Wednesday, August 17, 2005 at 1:03 pm
Posted by Edwin
(1 messages posted)
Hi,
I tried to help a friend with Windows 95 to clear his huge Temporary Internet Files
folder. I selected all and deleted them. They all disappeared but none were to be
found in the recycle bin. When I checked the properties of the folder it showed
72 MB, but no files are visible in the folder even though the show hidden files option
is activate in the IE settings.
Any ideas of what to do, without reinstalling the system software?
Thanks,
Edwin
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re: Temporary Internet Files invisible won't delete
Thursday, August 18, 2005 at 10:07 pm
Posted by J.R.
(2343 messages posted)
"When I checked the properties of the folder it showed 72 MB, but no files are visible
in the folder even though the show hidden files option is activate in the IE settings.
Any ideas of what to do, without reinstalling the system software."
That 72mb is the index.dat file. It is a hidden and system protected file and
can't be deleted in windows but can be cleaned out using CCleaner. CCleaner can also
cleanup a lot of other crap. In ccleaner don't run the Issues applet unless you know
what you are doing.
Download / install / run:
CCleaner
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