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As long as you open a webpage in Internet Explorer, it always generates the corresponding temporary files in your computer. Though there are some temporary files will be deleted automatically after you closing the website, some of them will still be saved. Over time, it will take up a lot of your computer's disk space. However, these temporary files are always be hidden. So in this article, we will show you how to view, delete and restore Internet Explorer temporary files on Windows 10.
Here is directory of Internet Explorer temporary files in Windows 10 below:
\Users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache
By default, we couldn‘t find the "INetCache" folder at all through this directory. Therefore we provide three workarounds for you to address this issue.
Step 1: In the search box of the taskbar, type Control Panel and Enter. Click Down arrow behind View by and select Internet Options.
Step 2: There will pop up Internet Properties window, click Settings under Browsing history.
Step 3: You can see the Current location, tap on View files to open Internet Explorer temporary files.
Step 1: Click on Windows Start menu, then tap on File Explorer icon. In the File Explorer window, click View tab and double click on Options.
Tips: You can press Windows key + R combination and then type "inetcpl.cpl" command in Run dialog to open File Explorer.
Step 2: In the Folder Options windows, tap on View tab. Click the checkbox of "Show hidden files, folders, and drives" and uncheck Hide protected operating system. Click on OK to finish. Now you can follow the directory we mention above to expand the folder in turn.
Step 1: Right-click on the desktop, select New> Shortcut. In the Create Shortcut dialog, input "C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache" into the box under Type the location of the item then click Next.
Step 2: Type a name for the shortcut then click Finish. Double click on the shortcut to view Internet Explorer temporary files.
Note: You have to change your actual username to replace "username" in the temporary files directory.
If you hardly clear your Internet Explorer temporary files, this will take up space disk, slow your browser and system down. So it's necessary to delete Internet Explorer temporary files at times. Here we go.
In normal conditions, we use this way to delete Internet Explorer temporary files. Go with the following Steps.
Note: You can also use the shortcut Ctrl+ Shift+ Delete to open Clear browsing data window directly.
Step 1: Open Internet Explorer, Press F12 to navigate to Developer Tools windows. Or you can click on Tools and select Developer Tools from the list.
Step 2: Press Ctrl + 4 key or click on Network tab, select the fifth icon named "Clear cache" from the left navigation.
In a casual situation, you delete your Internet Explorer temporary files completely. Take it easy, we will show you how to restore those files in this tutorial.
Step 1: Type "Run" in the search box on the taskbar and hit Enter, or press Windows key + R to open the Run dialog. Input "regedit" to open Registry Editor.
Step 2: Navigate to the following folders:
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders
In the right panel, double-click on the cache
In the Edit String dialog, set the Value data into "%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache".
Step 3: Repeat the same manipulation in the two steps above for Cache key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders
Reboot the computer, your problem will be solved already.
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