Where are my temporary internet files stored?

Question

It used to be that I would search for "local settings" from the start menu search, then navigate from there to the temporary internet files folder and find my files there (cookies too). Sometimes I would just search "temporary internet files" and remove them from there, but recently, out of nowhere... I tried this, and I can no longer navigate from "local settings" to the temp. Internet files folder anymore. And when I go directly to the folder itself, it always shows as empty...(for all user profiles). I know it can't be empty though, it's filling up somewhere. Was it renamed and hidden? Did the new internet explorer 7 make changes to it? I can still delete the files with the browser tools menu, but this doesn't comfort me, because in the past, I would use this option only to find that the temp. internet files folder was still full of stuff. I ran ad aware and spybot just in case... Where did these files be re-routed to? Could I delete the entire folder itself now? etc...

Answer 1

Either internet explorer is configured to delete these files after each setting or click on my computer> tools and then make sure hide system files is unchecked and show hidden files and folders is checked.

Answer 2

Go to the file you have mentioned, choose copy, paste on your desktop, now you'll find all your files.
While if you view the folder before copying, you'll find almost nothing

Answer 3

flow to the record you've reported, come to a decision on duplicate, paste on your own computer, now you'll hit upon all of your archives. at the same time as in case you view the folder till now copying, you'll hit upon very nearly no longer something

Answer 4

Download CleanUp. It will show you and delete those files for you.

http://www.stevengould.org/software/cleanup/