Hello:

At Documents and Settings-->User Name-->Local Settings, I have a subfolder
named: Temp.

In it, there is another subfolder named: "Temporary Internet Files", which
in turn contains another subfolder named: "Content. IE5".

Can I safely delete that entire TIF subfolder, or just its contents?

I currently use Firefox 2.0 as my default browser, so the contents of that
Content.IE5 subfolder are firefox files.

TIA
-Eli

Windows XP Professional Edition SP2
Firefox 2.0

Hi,
It's safer to clear the cache (TIF) through the browser's options. But, it
should be safe to delete a Temporary Internet Files folder- it will be
recreated on restart.

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]

"eli" <nobody[at]anywhere.com> wrote in message
news:e5XBWSnEHHA.4608@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Hello:
>
> At Documents and Settings-->User Name-->Local Settings, I have a
subfolder
> named: Temp.
>
> In it, there is another subfolder named: "Temporary Internet Files",
which
> in turn contains another subfolder named: "Content. IE5".
>
> Can I safely delete that entire TIF subfolder, or just its contents?
>
> I currently use Firefox 2.0 as my default browser, so the contents of that
> Content.IE5 subfolder are firefox files.
>
> TIA
> -Eli
>
> Windows XP Professional Edition SP2
> Firefox 2.0

Don Varnau wrote:

<<<Hi,
It's safer to clear the cache (TIF) through the browser's options. But, it
should be safe to delete a Temporary Internet Files folder- it will be
recreated on restart.

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]
>>>>

=======================
Thanks Don:

I did try deleting that folder directly from %Temp% , but it didn't
recreate itself at Startup. So I restored it from the Recycle Bin..

I can't seem to delete all the cache via the IE 7 browser, as Firefox is now
my default browser. The cache files which remain in those TIF subfolders are
Firefox type files. I have IE 7 set up so as to delete IE cache when browser
shuts down.

Would it be safer to simply delete the individual cache items in the TIF
folder? Clearing the cache from within Firefox doesnt get rid of these
either, as it seems Firefox stores it's cache files elsewhere.

Thanks in advance:

-Eli
************************************
"Don Varnau" <don_04[at]varnau[dot]org> wrote in message
news:eW4sl6sEHHA.4404@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
> It's safer to clear the cache (TIF) through the browser's options. But, it
> should be safe to delete a Temporary Internet Files folder- it will be
> recreated on restart.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Don
> [MS MVP- IE]
>
> "eli" <nobody[at]anywhere.com> wrote in message
> news:e5XBWSnEHHA.4608@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Hello:
>>
>> At Documents and Settings-->User Name-->Local Settings, I have a
> subfolder
>> named: Temp.
>>
>> In it, there is another subfolder named: "Temporary Internet Files",
> which
>> in turn contains another subfolder named: "Content. IE5".
>>
>> Can I safely delete that entire TIF subfolder, or just its contents?
>>
>> I currently use Firefox 2.0 as my default browser, so the contents of
>> that
>> Content.IE5 subfolder are firefox files.
>>
>> TIA
>> -Eli
>>
>> Windows XP Professional Edition SP2
>> Firefox 2.0
>

Go to Internet Options> General> Temporary Internet Files> Settings. What's
the current location of the Temporary Internet Files folder? If your TIF
folder is at [C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Temporary
Internet Files] (you will have to be able to see hidden and system files) I
wouldn't worry about the other being recreated.

Don
[MS MVP- IE]

"eli" <nobody[at]anywhere.com> wrote in message
news:uBxTuEzEHHA.4404@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>
> I did try deleting that folder directly from %Temp% , but it didn't
> recreate itself at Startup. So I restored it from the Recycle Bin..


> Don Varnau wrote:
> It's safer to clear the cache (TIF) through the browser's options. But, it
> should be safe to delete a Temporary Internet Files folder- it will be
> recreated on restart.
>

> =======================
> Thanks Don:
>
> I can't seem to delete all the cache via the IE 7 browser, as Firefox is
now
> my default browser. The cache files which remain in those TIF subfolders
are
> Firefox type files. I have IE 7 set up so as to delete IE cache when
browser
> shuts down.
>
> Would it be safer to simply delete the individual cache items in the TIF
> folder? Clearing the cache from within Firefox doesnt get rid of these
> either, as it seems Firefox stores it's cache files elsewhere.
>
> Thanks in advance:


> "Don Varnau" <don_04[at]varnau[dot]org> wrote in message
> news:eW4sl6sEHHA.4404@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> > Hi,
> > It's safer to clear the cache (TIF) through the browser's options. But,
it
> > should be safe to delete a Temporary Internet Files folder- it will be
> > recreated on restart.
> >


> > "eli" <nobody[at]anywhere.com> wrote in message
> > news:e5XBWSnEHHA.4608@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> >> Hello:
> >>
> >> At Documents and Settings-->User Name-->Local Settings, I have a
> > subfolder
> >> named: Temp.
> >>
> >> In it, there is another subfolder named: "Temporary Internet Files",
> > which
> >> in turn contains another subfolder named: "Content. IE5".
> >>
> >> Can I safely delete that entire TIF subfolder, or just its contents?
> >>
> >> I currently use Firefox 2.0 as my default browser, so the contents of
> >> that
> >> Content.IE5 subfolder are firefox files.
> >>
> >> TIA
> >> -Eli
> >>
> >> Windows XP Professional Edition SP2
> >> Firefox 2.0

Don wrote:

<<
Go to Internet Options> General> Temporary Internet Files> Settings. What's
the current location of the Temporary Internet Files folder? If your TIF
folder is at [C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Temporary
Internet Files] (you will have to be able to see hidden and system files) I
wouldn't worry about the other being recreated.

Don
[MS MVP- IE]
>>>

===============================

Yes Don.

That's where it shows Temporary Internet Files folder to be located. But
when I do navigate there via Windows Explorer, I find a number of oddly
named subfolders with Firefox type files in them. It seems that the IE 7
files are deleted, as they should be, since I haveIE advanced options set to
delete IE Cache when the browser is shut .

My question is:

Can I safely delete those oddly named subfolders within the TIF at the
above-mentioned address?

Thanks again:

-Eli

*****************************

m
"Don Varnau" <don_04[at]varnau[dot]org> wrote in message
news:%23S5Sp$0EHHA.4036@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Go to Internet Options> General> Temporary Internet Files> Settings.
> What's
> the current location of the Temporary Internet Files folder? If your TIF
> folder is at [C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Temporary
> Internet Files] (you will have to be able to see hidden and system files)
> I
> wouldn't worry about the other being recreated.
>
> Don
> [MS MVP- IE]
>
> "eli" <nobody[at]anywhere.com> wrote in message
> news:uBxTuEzEHHA.4404@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>
>> I did try deleting that folder directly from %Temp% , but it didn't
>> recreate itself at Startup. So I restored it from the Recycle Bin..
>
>
>> Don Varnau wrote:
>> It's safer to clear the cache (TIF) through the browser's options. But,
>> it
>> should be safe to delete a Temporary Internet Files folder- it will be
>> recreated on restart.
>>
>
>> =======================
>> Thanks Don:
>>
>> I can't seem to delete all the cache via the IE 7 browser, as Firefox is
> now
>> my default browser. The cache files which remain in those TIF subfolders
> are
>> Firefox type files. I have IE 7 set up so as to delete IE cache when
> browser
>> shuts down.
>>
>> Would it be safer to simply delete the individual cache items in the TIF
>> folder? Clearing the cache from within Firefox doesnt get rid of these
>> either, as it seems Firefox stores it's cache files elsewhere.
>>
>> Thanks in advance:
>
>
>> "Don Varnau" <don_04[at]varnau[dot]org> wrote in message
>> news:eW4sl6sEHHA.4404@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> > Hi,
>> > It's safer to clear the cache (TIF) through the browser's options. But,
> it
>> > should be safe to delete a Temporary Internet Files folder- it will be
>> > recreated on restart.