Internet Explorer cache location

Question

Where is cache for IE for current user located

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Are you looking for a Windows API   Just use SHGetFolderPath function with CSIDL INTERNET CACHE flag or SHGetKnownFolderPath with FOLDERID InternetCache flag to get the exact location  This way you don t have to worry about the OS  The former function works in Windows XP  The latter one works in Windows Vista

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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

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If it s been moved you can also  in IE 11  and I m pretty sure this translates back to at least 10      Tools - Internet Options Under Browsing history click Settings Under Current location it shows the directory name   Note  The View files button will open a Windows Explorer window there   For example  mine shows C  BrowserCache IE Temporary Internet Files

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I don t know the answer for XP  but for latter    USERPROFILE  AppData Local Microsoft Windows Temporary Internet Files Low and  USERPROFILE  AppData Local Microsoft Windows Temporary Internet Files Content IE5 - these are cache locations  Other mentioned  USERPROFILE  AppData Local Microsoft Windows Temporary Internet Files but this not a cache in this directory there are just a reflection of files that are stored somewhere else   But you can enum  USERPROFILE  AppData Local Microsoft Windows Temporary Internet Files and get all files you need  but you should be frustrated that file walker do not detect everything that explorer shows   Also if you use links I gave you may need ExpandEnvironmentStrings from WinAPI

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The location of the Temporary Internet Files folder depends on your 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 some drive other than C       C  Users username  AppData Local Microsoft Windows Temporary Internet Files    C  Users username  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 some drive other than C       C  Documents and Settings username  Local Settings Temporary Internet Files    If you have only one user account  then replace  username  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 username  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 a Profiles directory in your Windows directory  don t worry   8212  this just means that you are not using user profiles

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If you are using Dot Net then the code you need is   Environment GetFolderPath Environment SpecialFolder InternetCache   Click my name if you want the code to delete these files plus FireFox temp files and Flash shared object Flash Cookies

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In windows serven and 8 and later in this location can find IE Cache  C  Users Username AppData Local Microsoft Windows INetCache

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By default  the locations of Temporary Internet Files  for Internet Explorer  are   Windows 95  Windows 98  and Windows ME  c  WINDOWS Temporary Internet Files   Windows 2000 and Windows XP  C  Documents and Settings   User  Local Settings Temporary Internet Files   Windows Vista and Windows 7   userprofile  AppData Local Microsoft Windows Temporary Internet Files   userprofile  AppData Local Microsoft Windows Temporary Internet Files Low   Windows 8   userprofile  AppData Local Microsoft Windows INetCache   Windows 10   localappdata  Microsoft Windows INetCache IE   Some information came from The Windows Club

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