temporary internet files

Jim, the temp internet files are placed there by web
sites that you visit. They are used to quickly load pages
that you have visited. The easiest thing to do is delete
them after every surfing session. Go to contol panel and
click on the internet options icon you will see two
buttons - delete cookies and delete files. Press delete
cookies first to delete all the cookies and then press
delete files to clear your temp internet file. You might
also like to clcik the clear history button too.

Hope this helps

John Barnett - MS MVP
Associate expert
-----Original Message-----
I'd like to know about temporarty internet files in:
Documents and
settings\my name\Local settings\Temporary Internet
Files\Content.IE5\ \.

I didn't know these files existed until I glanced at the
monitor
during a virus scan. Even with viewing hidden files and
folders
enabled, only the path down to Temporary Internet Files
is displayed
in Windows Explorer. Clicking properties on that folder
tells me
there are over 78,000 files contained/over 40MB. This
is after
cookies have been deleted.

What are these files? Why do I need 78,000 on my
computer? Why are
they inaccessible? If I'm using IE6, why is there an
IE5 content
folder? How can I delete these files, or perhaps
prevent them from
accumulating?

Thanks,
Jim Schmidt

.

Thanks, John. I should have mentioned that I religiously delete
cookies, temporary files, and history--that's why I was so surprised
at this huge cache.
Jim