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Old 07-31-2007, 10:43 AM
Techman
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Power loss clears Temp internet files

On many occasions I was online and the electric power suddenly went off,
when I came back I had lost all of my temp internet files.
This happened for many instances.
This creates big problems for me cause I visit all my websites and read them
offline.
I also changed my temp internet files location but in vain.

Does anyone know the solution?
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Old 07-31-2007, 10:43 AM
Tom Willett
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Re: Power loss clears Temp internet files

Get a UPS backup power supply.

"Techman" <Techman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8F347EFF-6241-43CA-9881-9A8B2D7FA2D7@microsoft.com...
| On many occasions I was online and the electric power suddenly went off,
| when I came back I had lost all of my temp internet files.
| This happened for many instances.
| This creates big problems for me cause I visit all my websites and read
them
| offline.
| I also changed my temp internet files location but in vain.
|
| Does anyone know the solution?


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Old 07-31-2007, 10:44 AM
Ken Blake, MVP
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Re: Power loss clears Temp internet files

On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 11:52:58 -0500, "Tom Willett"
<tompepper@mvps.invalid> wrote:

> Get a UPS backup power supply.



I *strongly* second that recommendation. Losing temp internet files is
one of the milder things that can happen to you if there's a sudden
loss of power. A UPS is inexpensive and everyone should have one for
each computer they own.


>
> "Techman" <Techman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:8F347EFF-6241-43CA-9881-9A8B2D7FA2D7@microsoft.com...
> | On many occasions I was online and the electric power suddenly went off,
> | when I came back I had lost all of my temp internet files.
> | This happened for many instances.
> | This creates big problems for me cause I visit all my websites and read
> them
> | offline.
> | I also changed my temp internet files location but in vain.
> |
> | Does anyone know the solution?
>


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Old 07-31-2007, 10:44 AM
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Re: Power loss clears Temp internet files

You have probably lost other files as well since you apparently are not
using a battery back up Uninterrupted Power Supply.

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"Techman" <Techman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> On many occasions I was online and the electric power suddenly went off,
> when I came back I had lost all of my temp internet files.
> This happened for many instances.
> This creates big problems for me cause I visit all my websites and read
> them
> offline.
> I also changed my temp internet files location but in vain.
>
> Does anyone know the solution?



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Old 07-31-2007, 12:10 PM
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Re: Power loss clears Temp internet files

Thanks for your suggestions but here in our country UPSs are very expensive
and I can't affored them.
My question is that why do only temp internet files get cleaned up why not
other files that are already stored, but why does this folder get completly
lost?

"Ron Badour" wrote:

> You have probably lost other files as well since you apparently are not
> using a battery back up Uninterrupted Power Supply.
>
> --
> Regards
>
> Ron Badour
> MS MVP 1997 - 2007
>
>
> "Techman" <Techman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:8F347EFF-6241-43CA-9881-9A8B2D7FA2D7@microsoft.com...
> > On many occasions I was online and the electric power suddenly went off,
> > when I came back I had lost all of my temp internet files.
> > This happened for many instances.
> > This creates big problems for me cause I visit all my websites and read
> > them
> > offline.
> > I also changed my temp internet files location but in vain.
> >
> > Does anyone know the solution?

>
>
>

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Old 07-31-2007, 03:00 PM
Ron Badour
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Re: Power loss clears Temp internet files

They are somewhat expensive but they do not cost more than a new hard drive.
You are really taking chances ranging from data loss to hardware failure by
not using an UPS. You don't know that those temp files are the only files
you have lost and I don't know why that folder seems to be targeted each
time.

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Ron Badour
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"Techman" <Techman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks for your suggestions but here in our country UPSs are very
> expensive
> and I can't affored them.
> My question is that why do only temp internet files get cleaned up why not
> other files that are already stored, but why does this folder get
> completly
> lost?
>
> "Ron Badour" wrote:
>
>> You have probably lost other files as well since you apparently are not
>> using a battery back up Uninterrupted Power Supply.
>>
>> --
>> Regards
>>
>> Ron Badour
>> MS MVP 1997 - 2007
>>
>>
>> "Techman" <Techman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:8F347EFF-6241-43CA-9881-9A8B2D7FA2D7@microsoft.com...
>> > On many occasions I was online and the electric power suddenly went
>> > off,
>> > when I came back I had lost all of my temp internet files.
>> > This happened for many instances.
>> > This creates big problems for me cause I visit all my websites and read
>> > them
>> > offline.
>> > I also changed my temp internet files location but in vain.
>> >
>> > Does anyone know the solution?

>>
>>
>>



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Old 07-31-2007, 03:20 PM
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Re: Power loss clears Temp internet files

On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:49:32 -0500, "Ron Badour" <Sorry@NoAddress.com>
wrote:

> They are somewhat expensive but they do not cost more than a new hard drive.



I don't know what country he's in, or what prices are like there, but
the smaller ones (suitable for most home use, aren't very expensive at
all here in the US. I like those made by APC. Here's one for $40 US:
http://www.amazon.com/APC-BE350R-Bac...5919866&sr=8-2

or http://tinyurl.com/2k4s2e


> You are really taking chances ranging from data loss to hardware failure by
> not using an UPS.



I agree completely.


> You don't know that those temp files are the only files
> you have lost and I don't know why that folder seems to be targeted each
> time.
>
> --
> Regards
>
> Ron Badour
> MS MVP 1997 - 2007
>
>
> "Techman" <Techman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6DAFBCE4-AB3A-47DB-8DB4-43E1F8705353@microsoft.com...
> > Thanks for your suggestions but here in our country UPSs are very
> > expensive
> > and I can't affored them.
> > My question is that why do only temp internet files get cleaned up why not
> > other files that are already stored, but why does this folder get
> > completly
> > lost?
> >
> > "Ron Badour" wrote:
> >
> >> You have probably lost other files as well since you apparently are not
> >> using a battery back up Uninterrupted Power Supply.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Regards
> >>
> >> Ron Badour
> >> MS MVP 1997 - 2007
> >>
> >>
> >> "Techman" <Techman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:8F347EFF-6241-43CA-9881-9A8B2D7FA2D7@microsoft.com...
> >> > On many occasions I was online and the electric power suddenly went
> >> > off,
> >> > when I came back I had lost all of my temp internet files.
> >> > This happened for many instances.
> >> > This creates big problems for me cause I visit all my websites and read
> >> > them
> >> > offline.
> >> > I also changed my temp internet files location but in vain.
> >> >
> >> > Does anyone know the solution?
> >>
> >>
> >>

>


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Old 07-31-2007, 03:30 PM
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On Jul 31, 2:08 pm, Techman <Tech...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Thanks for your suggestions but here in our country UPSs are very expensive
> and I can't affored them.


Your problem, not ours.

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Old 07-31-2007, 10:20 PM
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Re: Power loss clears Temp internet files

=?Utf-8?B?VGVjaG1hbg==?= wrote:
>
> On many occasions I was online and the electric power suddenly went off,


Time to buy a UPS power supply backup unit. Get the best you can
afford...



--
http://www.bootdisk.com/


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Old 08-01-2007, 10:00 AM
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Re: Power loss clears Temp internet files

I appreciate your suggestions, but what is the reason that the temp folder
gets erased, there is also some other data stored on the harddrive why don't
they get erased because of a power failure.

"Plato" wrote:

> =?Utf-8?B?VGVjaG1hbg==?= wrote:
> >
> > On many occasions I was online and the electric power suddenly went off,

>
> Time to buy a UPS power supply backup unit. Get the best you can
> afford...
>
>
>
> --
> http://www.bootdisk.com/
>
>
>

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Old 08-01-2007, 10:10 AM
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Re: Power loss clears Temp internet files

Perhaps your privacy software is doing the erasing.

Techman wrote:

> I appreciate your suggestions, but what is the reason that the temp folder
> gets erased, there is also some other data stored on the harddrive why don't
> they get erased because of a power failure.
>
> "Plato" wrote:
>
>
>>=?Utf-8?B?VGVjaG1hbg==?= wrote:
>>
>>>On many occasions I was online and the electric power suddenly went off,

>>
>>Time to buy a UPS power supply backup unit. Get the best you can
>>afford...
>>
>>
>>
>>--
>>http://www.bootdisk.com/
>>
>>
>>


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Old 08-01-2007, 12:00 PM
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Re: Power loss clears Temp internet files

I am not using any third party privacy software.

"Bob I" wrote:

> Perhaps your privacy software is doing the erasing.
>
> Techman wrote:
>
> > I appreciate your suggestions, but what is the reason that the temp folder
> > gets erased, there is also some other data stored on the harddrive why don't
> > they get erased because of a power failure.
> >
> > "Plato" wrote:
> >
> >
> >>=?Utf-8?B?VGVjaG1hbg==?= wrote:
> >>
> >>>On many occasions I was online and the electric power suddenly went off,
> >>
> >>Time to buy a UPS power supply backup unit. Get the best you can
> >>afford...
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>--
> >>http://www.bootdisk.com/
> >>
> >>
> >>

>
>

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Old 08-01-2007, 01:00 PM
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Re: Power loss clears Temp internet files

Perhaps thinking through this process will be beneficial. Since the
drive is being crashed, the power loss is not what is clearing the
files. That leaves one or two possibilities, the files weren't closed
and the resultant chkdsk when you started back up cleaned the mess up,
OR something is set to clear the area when you open the browser? Anyway
crashing all the time from power loss will eventually lead to a
non-functioning installation, it's only a matter of when.

Techman wrote:

> I am not using any third party privacy software.
>
> "Bob I" wrote:
>
>
>>Perhaps your privacy software is doing the erasing.
>>
>>Techman wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I appreciate your suggestions, but what is the reason that the temp folder
>>>gets erased, there is also some other data stored on the harddrive why don't
>>>they get erased because of a power failure.
>>>
>>>"Plato" wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>=?Utf-8?B?VGVjaG1hbg==?= wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>On many occasions I was online and the electric power suddenly went off,
>>>>
>>>>Time to buy a UPS power supply backup unit. Get the best you can
>>>>afford...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>http://www.bootdisk.com/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>

>>
>>


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Old 08-01-2007, 03:40 PM
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Re: Power loss clears Temp internet files

The files get washed whenever I am accessing the files whether offline or
online, but while I am not accessing the files power interuption does not
delete them.

"Bob I" wrote:

> Perhaps thinking through this process will be beneficial. Since the
> drive is being crashed, the power loss is not what is clearing the
> files. That leaves one or two possibilities, the files weren't closed
> and the resultant chkdsk when you started back up cleaned the mess up,
> OR something is set to clear the area when you open the browser? Anyway
> crashing all the time from power loss will eventually lead to a
> non-functioning installation, it's only a matter of when.
>
> Techman wrote:
>
> > I am not using any third party privacy software.
> >
> > "Bob I" wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Perhaps your privacy software is doing the erasing.
> >>
> >>Techman wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>I appreciate your suggestions, but what is the reason that the temp folder
> >>>gets erased, there is also some other data stored on the harddrive why don't
> >>>they get erased because of a power failure.
> >>>
> >>>"Plato" wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>=?Utf-8?B?VGVjaG1hbg==?= wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>On many occasions I was online and the electric power suddenly went off,
> >>>>
> >>>>Time to buy a UPS power supply backup unit. Get the best you can
> >>>>afford...
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>--
> >>>>http://www.bootdisk.com/
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>
> >>

>
>

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Old 08-01-2007, 09:40 PM
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=?Utf-8?B?VGVjaG1hbg==?= wrote:
>
> I appreciate your suggestions, but what is the reason that the temp folder
> gets erased, there is also some other data stored on the harddrive why don't
> they get erased because of a power failure.


Becasue temp files are in ram, not on your hard drive.

> > > On many occasions I was online and the electric power suddenly went off,

> >
> > Time to buy a UPS power supply backup unit. Get the best you can
> > afford...


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