How to delete the temporary internet files on my computer?

Question

I have tried many times to delete the temporary files on the computer by going into Tools/internet options/settings/View files, all the files are listed on the temporary folders but they are always there when I open the temporary folder again the same files awaits me.
assistance required on this

Answer 1

there are more then one ways to get your temparary files from ur computers
1.> if you wanna do it from browser(mozila) then yes go tools>>int option>>*privacy*>> delete(saved forms+history+ cookies)

2> You can do these by simple diskcleaning go to start menu>>programs>>acessories>>system tools>>disc cleanup(run this application)

3>You can tht manualy as well ....suppose you have windows load in C drive then just open tht ...clear *temp*.and thr's one more temp folder in >> window>> temp ...just delete every thing over thr..dont worry they r worth of nothing

have a gr8 surfing! :)

Answer 2

Here is some steps you can easily delete temprerory internet files without any problem 1/- open Internet explore- choose toot menu and then internet option In general section of temprerory internet file - delete cookies- ckick it- delete of line files. 2/- Open my computer and select each drive(one by one) and right click it and choose property- the disk clean up this is the general solution of your probelem You also can use the windows help option

Answer 3

You must not be doing something correct. Try it again but this time delete your cookies and your temporary files.
All you have to do is go to "Tools" > "Internet Options" > Click on delete temporary files and cookies. Then when it is done click apply or close it out.

Answer 4

If you are using Windows Internet Explorer:

Left click on Tools
Left click on Internet Options
Left click on Delete Cookies
Left click on Delete Files
Left click on Clear History

Left click on OK

Close IE then reopen


If you are using Firefox:

Left click on Tools
Left click on Clear Private Data
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Left click on Tools
Left click on Options
Left click on Privacy
Left click on Settings
Check all boxes including Clear private data when closing Firefox
Left click on OK button
Close Firefox then reopen.

If all else fails use My Computer, then go to

Delete cookies from here where username is your account name

C:\Documents and Settings\username\Cookies

and here

C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files

Delete History from here where username is your account name

C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\History

Have fun but be safe.

Answer 5

Open Internet explorer, then > Tools > Internet options > Delete files...
If you haven't done this for a long time, it will take some time.

Answer 6

right click on the explorer,properties, then delete files on the temp file section

Answer 7

you can try tuneup utilities 2005 which is very helpful in deleting cookies and temps from computer daily

Answer 8

The Windows Method
Close all instances of Outlook Express and Internet Explorer and
Windows Explorer (yes Windows Explorer uses the Internet also)
Control Panel | Internet Options | General tab
Click the "Delete Files" button



When prompted place a check in: "Delete all offline content", click OK. This removes the junk files such as downloaded files, zero byte files created by Outlook Express and many other hidden files that reside in your cache.
Note: the hidden desktop.ini actually controls what is viewed in the cache folders.

In other words ... when you go to Internet Options | General tab - Settings button| View Files (IE 6)


Or if you are using IE7 click Delete Browsing History

Most of the above mentioned (junk) files are actually hidden from view.

I'll post more IE7 info once it comes out of beta ...


Resizing your Cache

By default Internet Explorer (IE 6) allocates 10% of your drive. This was fine years ago but today with the size of these new drives, 10% is just too large and increases the chances for corruption.

Click the Settings button, adjust the TIF (browser cache) size to 50 mb, click OK
Dealing with a corrupt Cache

In many cases when you have trouble accessing a site, pages don't load properly - such as when you click Refresh (F5) then the page loads, this indicates a corrupt cache. Either a corrupt folder or the hidden "index.dat" is damaged. The problem arises when you use the "Windows Method" (above) this does not in many cases repair a corrupt cache folder or does not resize the index.dat. It continues to grow and grow in size.

Completely Deleting the Temporary Internet Files and index.dat (manual method)

XP/2K users (WinME/98 users see below)

Log on as Administrator and delete the desired folder(s) and reboot.
(or log on as another user that has Administrator privileges)
Hint: You can also press "Ctrl-Alt-Del" twice at the Welcome screen to bring up the Administrator account or download: "AddAdministrator.reg" to add the Administrator to the Welcome screen.
To use: right-click and select: "Save Target As", locate the reg file and right-click and select: Merge Ok the prompt and reboot. [more info]
Example
"C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files"

Note: where "username" is the account or profile that you suspect is corrupt. Remember to delete the folder (Content.IE5) not just the contents. A new "Content.IE5" and a set of random named sub-folders (4) and index.dat will be created on restart. You can not delete these folders from your own account.
TIP: If you do not want to delete the cache manually, you can use CCleaner (freeware) instead.

Clear Cache Feature for Internet Explorer - This program is intended to automatically delete all temporary Internet files, cookies, and history files when it is installed and executed. The program was developed to programmatically clear these files when a corrupt entry caused errors with Internet Explorer.

Administrator Account Problems

If the built in Administrator account has a problem. Create a new user account and make this user a member of the Administrators group. [Control Panel | Users]

In extreme cases reboot and press F8 to bring up the Troubleshooting Boot Menu.
Select: Safe Mode w/Command Prompt and press Enter. Log on as Administrator.


Once the Command Prompt screen loads, you will need to type the exact path to your Administrator account.
[Example]
"C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files"
Note: You must place quotes around the entire Path, due to folder or file names that contain spaces. The paths here are used for examples only, the exact location may vary on different systems.

Do not use the Administrator account for general purposes!
It's better to create an account for yourself rather than risking corrupting the Administrator account.
Do NOT run as Administrator or an account with Administrator privileges, or use Drop my Rights

How to Copy User Data to a New User Profile
To delete the History folder and index.dat (XP)

Log on as Administrator and delete the desired folder and reboot.
(or log on as another user that has Administrator privileges)

Example: "C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\HISTORY"

Unable to delete AutoComplete entries

When you are unable to delete the AutoComplete entries after selecting: Clear Forms
Internet Options | Content [tab] | AutoComplete [button] | Clear Forms [button]

Use the above method to delete the History folder as the AutoComplete entries are actually stored in the hidden History\index.dat file. [more info] (also applies to IE 6)

DelTypedURL [right-click and select: Save Target As]


Removes the URL's from the Address Bar drop-down list without deleting the Internet Explorer History.
To use: right-click and select: Install
Note: this does not remove entries entered via AutoComplete.
To delete a corrupt Cookies folder

Use the same above method to delete the following folder:
"C:\Documents and Settings\username\COOKIES"

Note: you may want to Export the stored "Cookies" prior to deleting the folder.

Description of the Import/Export Wizard
Blocking Unwanted Cookies with IE 6

Answer 9

Try CCleaner:

http://www.ccleaner.com/

Answer 10

goto www.filehippo.com and get ccleaner! like first postr said ....works a treat!!