internet explorer cache location

Question

Where is cache for IE for current user located?

Answer 1

By default, the location of temporary Internet files (for Internet Explorer) is

C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files

( For Win2000 and Windows XP) and

c:\WINDOWS\Temporary Internet Files

( for Win95, Win98 ,Windows ME)

IE 7:

Cache: %userprofile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low

Answer 2

Where is located Temporary Internet Files folder?

The location of the Temporary Internet Files folder depends on the version of Windows and whether or not you are using user profiles.

• If you have 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):

  C:\Users\\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\ C:\Users\\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\

  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.-

• 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):

  C:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\

  If you have only one user account on Windows XP or Windows 2000 then replace with Administrator to get the path of the Temporary Internet Files folder.

• If you have Windows Me, Windows 98, Windows NT or Windows 95 then index.dat files are in these locations:

  C:\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\ C:\Windows\Profiles\\Temporary Internet Files\

  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.

Answer 3

If you want to find the folder in a platform independent way, you should query the registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders\Cache