Temp Internet files Folder

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Geoff

Using Win XP Pro. I was giving some instructions to a friend so she could
see where her kids may have been surfing the internet but we could not find
the Temporary Internet Files folder. Show hidden files and folders has been
enabled. We have looked thru all "users" but nothing. Using "search" we
cannot find the folder. Where to now?
 
Geoff said:
Using Win XP Pro. I was giving some instructions to a friend so she
could see where her kids may have been surfing the internet but we
could not find the Temporary Internet Files folder. Show hidden files
and folders has been enabled. We have looked thru all "users" but
nothing. Using "search" we cannot find the folder. Where to now?
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Please specify what Browser you are using. I'm sure you could find out the
directory quicker by using Google.
Buffalo
 
Firefox:
C:\Documents and Settings\UserAccountName\Local Settings\Application
Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\XxXxXx.default\Cache\_CACHE_001_

Use WordPad to open _CACHE_001_
Most recent web site visited in near the bottom
 
Geoff said:
Using Win XP Pro. I was giving some instructions to a friend so she
could see where her kids may have been surfing the internet but we
could not find the Temporary Internet Files folder. Show hidden files
and folders has been enabled. We have looked thru all "users" but
nothing. Using "search" we cannot find the folder. Where to now?
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This will do the trick even if the tif files have been deleted.
http://www.softwarepatch.com/software/indexdat.html
 
Geoff

Assuming the browser is Internet Explorer the simplest way probably is
to examine the History. In Internet Explorer select View, Explorer bars,
and click on History. You can then access by clicking on the History
icon which should appear. What is available will depend on settings on
the computer. With luck you will have a 7 days history to view!

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Hope this helps.

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Thanks everyone for your tips - still not sure why I cannot find that folder
though......
I can easily find on other computers but just not on the computer in
question.
 
Geoff said:
Thanks everyone for your tips - still not sure why I cannot find that
folder though......
I can easily find on other computers but just not on the computer in
question.
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You need to also enable showing hidden and system folders.

For Interenet Explorer, the cache is in a T I F subfolder named
"content.ie5", and there are cryptically named folders under that. The
content.ie5 folder can be hard to display, but if you can establish the
complete path, and then enter that into the Start, Run line, or an Explorer
address bar, you'll be taken there.

A command prompt can help with this, and the Command Prompt Here power toy
is very helpful. Use the DIR /ah command to show the hidden files, which
will include the content.ie5 folder. You can then use the Attrib command
to un-hide it.

HTH
-pk
 
the temp files might
be overwhelming and
perplexing for some.

have you tried to
simply opening the
browser that is being
used and review the
"history"?

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Geoff said:
I have enabled "show hidden files and folders"......

but I will try your suggestion.
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Even with that enabled, I have found that it can be difficult to get
Explorer to admit that the content.ie5 folder *is there*, and then to show
its contents.

I haven't had to do this for a while but IIRC entering these directories via
a command prompt helped Explorer decide that I really did want to view the
contents.

If the client is having issues with the activities of users, programs such
as NetNanny and Cybersitter can be very helpful, and not overly expensive.
These often have 30-day, full-function trial versions. And note that they
do depend on the strength and discoverablility of the administrator's
password - this should be changed regularly.

HTH
-pk
 
Patrick said:
Even with that enabled, I have found that it can be difficult to get
Explorer to admit that the content.ie5 folder *is there*, and then to show
its contents.
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Yup, that's sure the truth in so far as seeing its contents. (That behavior
is due to the TIF's desktop.ini file). However, if you right click on it,
and look under Properties, you can see how many subfolders it has, and its
size.
 
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