Where is the Temporary Internet Files folder located?The location of the Temporary Internet Files folder depends on the version of Windows and whether or not you are using user profiles.
For Windows 7 and Windows Vista:If you have
Windows 7 or
Windows Vista then Temporary Internet Files are in these locations (note that on your PC they can be on other drive instead of drive C):
Note, that you will have to change the settings of Windows Explorer to show all kinds of files (including the protected system files) in order to access these folders. Here is how to do this: 1. Start
Windows Explorer. You can do this by clicking the yellow Windows Explorer icon on the task bar or, alternatively, by typing the words windows explorer in the search box of the Start menu and then clicking the Windows Explorer icon when it appears in the search results.
2. Click the
Organize button in the top left corner of the window and then select Folder and search options from the drop-down menu.
3. This will open the
Folder Options window, which is shown in the right. In this window, you have to click the
View tab. 4. In the
Advanced settings tree, you have to turn on the option
Show hidden files,
folders and drives, and to turn off the options
Hide extensions for known file types and
Hide protected operating system files. 5. Finaly, click the
OK button to confirm your changes and close the Folder Options dialog window.
6. After you have done viewing the Temporary Internet Files folder, you can restore the settings of Windows Explorer to their previous state.
Note that even with these settings, in Windows 7 most of the Temporary Internet Files are not visible in Windows Explorer. You will have to go to the folder Content.IE5, which is placed under the Temporary Internet Files main folder. You can do this by clicking into the address bar of Windows Explorer and appending the string \Content.IE5 to the full location of the TIF folder as shown in the screenshot bellow.
For Windows XP and Windows 2000:If you have
Windows XP or
Windows 2000 then Temporary Internet Files are in this location (note that on your PC they can be on other drive instead of drive C):
If you have only one user account on Windows XP or Windows 2000 then replace <username> with Administrator to get the path of the Temporary Internet Files folder.
For Windows Me, 98, 95 or Windows NT:If you have
Windows Me, Windows 98, Windows NT or
Windows 95 then index.dat files are in these locations:
Note that on your computer the Windows directory may not be C:\Windows but some other directory. If you don't have Profiles directory in you Windows directory don't worry - this just means that you are not using user profiles.
