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Guest Techman

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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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Guest Tom Willett

Guest 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?

Guest Ken Blake, MVP

Guest Ken Blake, MVP

Posted
Posted

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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Guest Ron Badour

Guest Ron Badour

Posted
Posted

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.

 

--

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?

Guest Techman

Guest Techman

Posted
Posted

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?

>

>

>

Guest Ron Badour

Guest Ron Badour

Posted
Posted

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.

 

--

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?

>>

>>

>>

Guest Ken Blake, MVP

Guest Ken Blake, MVP

Posted
Posted

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-Back-UPS-Office-Computers/dp/B000BFYPM8/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2/002-1675683-3222459?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1185919866&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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Guest PD43

Guest PD43

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Re: Power loss clears Temp internet files

 

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.

Guest Plato

Guest Plato

Posted
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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/

Guest Techman

Guest Techman

Posted
Posted

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/

>

>

>

Guest Bob I

Guest Bob I

Posted
Posted

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/

>>

>>

>>

Guest Techman

Guest Techman

Posted
Posted

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/

> >>

> >>

> >>

>

>

Guest Bob I

Guest Bob I

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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/

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>

>>

Guest Techman

Guest Techman

Posted
Posted

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/

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>

> >>

>

>

Guest Plato

Guest Plato

Posted
Posted

Re: Power loss clears Temp internet files

 

=?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...

Guest Gary S. Terhune

Guest Gary S. Terhune

Posted
Posted

Re: Power loss clears Temp internet files

 

That's totally false. TEMP files are stored in the appropriate TEMP

environment, which can be one or more folders on the hard drive.

 

--

Gary S. Terhune

MS-MVP Shell/User

http://www.grystmill.com

 

"Plato" <|@|.|> wrote in message

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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.

Guest Bob I

Guest Bob I

Posted
Posted

Re: Power loss clears Temp internet files

 

Files get washed?!?!? Please reread your post. If you don't have the

files open at the time of power failure, they are not deleted? Then that

would indicate that the files/directory structure are requiring repair

DUE to the power loss, and chkdsk is restoring the file structure so you

may continue to use the drive. Perhaps if I capitalize the main sentence

you will consider the importance? CRASHING ALL THE TIME FROM POWER LOSS

WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO A NON-FUNCTIONING INSTALLATION, IT'S ONLY A

MATTER OF WHEN.

 

 

Techman wrote:

> 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/

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>

Guest Gary S. Terhune

Guest Gary S. Terhune

Posted
Posted

Re: Power loss clears Temp internet files

 

The items are stored as sub-keys of

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet

Settings\P3P\History. Each sub-key is named for the site, and each has a

default DWORD value of either 5 (block) or 1 (allow). Look at those keys and

compare. Are all of them showing up in the Sites dialogue? My guess is that

they are all showing in the Registry but not in the dialogue. Don't know

what to do in that case. Maybe Kelly has a fix. I can't find anything in the

KB.

 

If the sites aren't showing in the Registry, then they're gone and you'll

again get the prompt to Allow/Block when you visit the sites.

 

--

Gary S. Terhune

MS-MVP Shell/User

http://www.grystmill.com

 

"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

news:%23Y%23JukQ1HHA.3536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> Files get washed?!?!? Please reread your post. If you don't have the files

> open at the time of power failure, they are not deleted? Then that would

> indicate that the files/directory structure are requiring repair DUE to

> the power loss, and chkdsk is restoring the file structure so you may

> continue to use the drive. Perhaps if I capitalize the main sentence you

> will consider the importance? CRASHING ALL THE TIME FROM POWER LOSS WILL

> EVENTUALLY LEAD TO A NON-FUNCTIONING INSTALLATION, IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF

> WHEN.

>

>

> Techman wrote:

>

>> 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/

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>

>

Guest Techman

Guest Techman

Posted
Posted

Re: Power loss clears Temp internet files

 

Let me be more specific.

Suppose I am accessing some microsoft word or some html files on my pc and

suddenly the power supply goes off but when I come back nothing is erased

from the folders, but why does the temp internet files folder gets completely

washed why not the file which I am accessing get deleted, why the whole

folder?

 

"Bob I" wrote:

> Files get washed?!?!? Please reread your post. If you don't have the

> files open at the time of power failure, they are not deleted? Then that

> would indicate that the files/directory structure are requiring repair

> DUE to the power loss, and chkdsk is restoring the file structure so you

> may continue to use the drive. Perhaps if I capitalize the main sentence

> you will consider the importance? CRASHING ALL THE TIME FROM POWER LOSS

> WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO A NON-FUNCTIONING INSTALLATION, IT'S ONLY A

> MATTER OF WHEN.

>

>

> Techman wrote:

>

> > 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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