Why does looking in the folder 'Temporary Internet Files' take so long?

[OM]

Why does looking in the folder 'Temporary Internet Files' take so
long?
The system freezes and churns away.
When the files are cleared through IE... it becomes quciker... but is
still unresponsive.

Why is this?

Thanks.


OM

[Wesley Vogel]

Start | Run | Paste this in the box:

%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5

Click OK.

To delete *all* of your Temporary Internet Files...

1) Start | Run | Type: inetcpl.cpl | Click OK
Or right click the Internet Explorer icon on your Desktop
Or Start | Settings | Control Panel | Internet Options
Best to do this with all instances of Internet Explorer closed. Especially
if there are a large number of files. Also close OE.
2) On the General Tab, in the middle of the screen, click on Delete Files
3) Check the box: Delete all offline content {This cleans >>
%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files
AND
%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5
and \Content.MSO (Created by an MS Office program)}
4) Click on OK and wait for the hourglass icon to stop after it deletes the
temporary internet files
5) You can now click on Delete Cookies and click OK to delete cookies that
websites have placed on your hard drive.
6) You can also click on the Clear History button to empty your History
folder.

Note: If you do NOT select the Delete all offline content box, not
everything will be cleaned out.

Content.IE5 is a hidden system folder.

IE 7 does not have a Delete all offline content option.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In oups.com,
OM > hunted and pecked:
> Why does looking in the folder 'Temporary Internet Files' take so
> long?
> The system freezes and churns away.
> When the files are cleared through IE... it becomes quciker... but is
> still unresponsive.
>
> Why is this?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> OM