Guest Tim.T Posted September 12, 2008 Posted September 12, 2008 I use Firefox 3 and hardly EVER use Internet Explorer. So I don't understand why, no matter how infrequently I use IE, I find megabytes of files stored in the 'Temporary Internet Files' folder during a disk cleanup. The last time it happened I found 38mb of files, despite the fact that in the previous internet sessions I didn't use IE once. Maybe I'm stupid, but I thought a browser only downloads files from sites you're actually browsing; when I check these files I don't recognise any of them. A lot of them are 0kb in size, have weird names and filetypes like "Status[number].3-digit number". An example: "Status[4].017". As I recall, Firefox organises its cache differently and doesn't use the 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\' folder, so why are these files continuing to pile up on my hard drive when I don't even use IE?Where are they coming from? All I use to browse the 'Net is Firefox. Cheers, Tim
Guest Terry R. Posted September 12, 2008 Posted September 12, 2008 Re: question about IE Temporary Internet Files The date and time was 9/12/2008 3:45 PM, and on a whim, Tim.T pounded out on the keyboard: > I use Firefox 3 and hardly EVER use Internet Explorer. So I don't understand > why, no > matter how infrequently I use IE, I find megabytes of files stored in the > 'Temporary Internet Files' folder during a disk cleanup. The last time it > happened I found 38mb of files, despite the fact that in the previous > internet sessions I didn't use IE once. Maybe I'm stupid, but > I thought a browser only downloads files from sites you're actually > browsing; > when I check these files I don't recognise any of them. A lot of them are > 0kb in size, > have weird names and filetypes like "Status[number].3-digit number". > An example: "Status[4].017". > > As I recall, Firefox organises its cache differently and doesn't use the > 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Local Settings\Temporary Internet > Files\Content.IE5\' folder, so why are these files continuing to pile > up on my hard drive when I don't even use IE?Where are they coming from? All > I use to browse the 'Net is Firefox. > > Cheers, > Tim > > > > Hi Tim, Do you use IETab in FF? If so, that's where it's coming from, since the IE engine runs within FF. You could also reduce the cache to it's minimum size. -- Terry R. ***Reply Note*** Anti-spam measures are included in my email address. Delete NOSPAM from the email address after clicking Reply.
Guest PA Bear [MS MVP] Posted September 12, 2008 Posted September 12, 2008 Re: question about IE Temporary Internet Files IE and Windows are conjoined at the hip: If you're running Windows, you're using IE. > I thought a browser only downloads files from sites you're actually > browsing; The folder is named Temporary Internet Files, not Temporary Internet *Explorer* Files. > ...A lot of them are 0kb in size Outlook Express (which you used to post here) creates one of these files for every message opened, and every time it's opened. These files are ONLY deleted when you (1) delete Temporary Internet Files (IE Tools | Internet Options | General | Temporary Internet Files | Delete...) and (2) accept the prompt to delete all offline content. Here's what you SHOULD be worried about: Your post's headers (Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106) tell us that the machine is running WinXP SP1 and has not been patched in well over 6 years. It is vulnerable to TENS OF THOUSANDS of exploits and is not safe to use online or be connected to the internet or any networks! PS: If your OE housekeeping as bad as your IE & Windows housekeeping, I hope for your sake that you maintain regular backups! -- IE-specific newsgroup: http://news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002 AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net DTS-L http://dts-l.net/ Tim.T wrote: > I use Firefox 3 and hardly EVER use Internet Explorer. So I don't > understand > why, no > matter how infrequently I use IE, I find megabytes of files stored in the > 'Temporary Internet Files' folder during a disk cleanup. The last time it > happened I found 38mb of files, despite the fact that in the previous > internet sessions I didn't use IE once. Maybe I'm stupid, but > I thought a browser only downloads files from sites you're actually > browsing; > when I check these files I don't recognise any of them. A lot of them are > 0kb in size, > have weird names and filetypes like "Status[number].3-digit number". > An example: "Status[4].017". > > As I recall, Firefox organises its cache differently and doesn't use the > 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Local Settings\Temporary Internet > Files\Content.IE5\' folder, so why are these files continuing to pile > up on my hard drive when I don't even use IE?Where are they coming from? > All > I use to browse the 'Net is Firefox. > > Cheers, > Tim
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