Windows Vista Temp Internet Folder

• Windows Vista Folder Password
• Deleting Files From Windows Temp Folder
• Windows Vista Temp Internet Folder Windows 7

Windows Vista Folder Password

. Start Windows Explorer. You can do this by clicking the yellow Windows Explorer icon on the task bar or, alternatively, by typing the wordswindows explorer in the search box of the Start menu and then clicking the Windows Explorer icon when it appears in the search results. Click the Organize button in the top left corner of the window and then select Folder and search options from the drop-down menu.

Deleting Files From Windows Temp Folder

This will open the Folder Options window, which is shown in the right. In this window, you have to click the View tab. In the Advanced settings tree, you have to turn on the option Show hidden files, folders and drives, and to turn off the optionsHide extensions for known file types and Hide protected operating system files. Finaly, click the OK button to confirm your changes and close the Folder Options dialog window.

After you have done viewing the Temporary Internet Files folder, you can restore the settings of Windows Explorer to their previous state.

Windows Vista Temp Internet Folder Windows 7

If you need to run Disk Cleanup, click Start→All Programs→Accessories→System Tools→Disk Cleanup.The following table takes you through each of the file types that Disk Cleanup might find. You’ll find an explanation about what each of those file types do and a recommendation as to whether the different types of files are safe to delete.Choosing Which Files to CleanType of FileContainsDelete These Files?Temporary Setup FilesVista and other Microsoft setup files.YesDownloaded Program FilesActiveX controls and Java applets.

Typically these are smallprograms downloaded from the Internet. They work with“custom” applications: games, Web file viewers, and thelike.YesTemporary Internet FilesCached pictures and pages from Internet Explorer (notFirefox).YesOffline Web PagesPages that are downloaded automatically so that you can seethem without being connected to the Internet.NoHibernation File CleanerIf you check this box, you will completely turn off thehibernation feature in Vista.NoDebug Dump FilesIf Dr. Watson (Microsoft’s crash reporting tool) wantedthe files, he’d have ’em by now.YesOld Chkdsk FilesLost fragments of files that all the king’s horses andall the king’s men would never be able to put back togetheragain.YesPrevious Windows InstallationsSystem files and folders from previous versions of Windows.Chances are good you’ll never be able to recover themanyway.YesRecycle BinA good guideline is to never delete Recycle Bin filesautomatically. If you’re ready to get rid of your old files,delete the files manually by going into the Recycle Bin.NoSetup Log FilesLog files generated when Vista was originally installed.YesSystem Error Memory Dump FilesMore Dr. Watson files that you’ll never want.YesSystem Error Minidump FilesDitto.YesTemporary FilesAnything in a Temp folder.YesTemporary Windows Installation FilesIf the Vista installer didn’t clean up after itself,these are still sitting on your disk.YesThumbnailsThe thumbnail files that sit inside every folder. Save time bykeeping them.NoFiles Discarded by Windows UpgradeThe Vista installer puts files that it doesn’t recognizein a specific location.

Unless one of the users on your machinelost files during the upgrade to Vista, you can delete these.YesVarious Windows Error Reporting FilesMore Dr. Watson–style files.YesIf your Disk Cleanup list includes a box called Office Setup Files, be careful about checking the box. Some Office 2003 patches have had bugs that stumble when they find these installation files missing, which can result in a number of strange error messages. It’s best to leave these alone.