Deleting Temporary Internet Files

[Gary]

Will, thanks for the info.
Gary
>-----Original Message-----
>also...for future reference, an "empty" TIF should have
7
>files and 5 folders...and any size on it will be
>attributed to the size of the .dat file which is just a
>list of the websites you've been to. a clean .dat file
is
>about 32.3 bytes big. you can delete the .dat file, it
>will re-create a new clean file next time you boot up.
>most of the files you'll find in there will be mostly
ads
>and gif's and jpegs...mostly all junk from banners and
>ads...at least thats what mine collects, even after i've
>deleted my files in internet explorer. for some reason,
>Content.IE5 collects them. why IE6 in XP even HAS a
>Content.IE5 folder hidden in it's temporary internet
file,
>is a mystery to me, but it's there, and it works, and i
>empty it using windows explorer when i'm booted up in
98se.
>
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>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>My temporary internet folder in Doucuments and
>>Settings/User/Local Settings shows no folders and no
>>files. However, when I right click on the folder and
>>click on properties it shows there are 21 folders and
>>thousands of files. I want to delete these files but I
>>don't know where they are, how to get to them and how
to
>>delete them.
>>
>>I have turned off "hide protected operatiing system
>>files" and have set "Show hidden files and folders
under
>>Folder Options.
>>
>>Help would be appreciated.
>>
>>Gary
>>.
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