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Temporary internet files?

Could someone please explain to me how temporary internet files are created on a computer and how they can be removed ?

Thanks

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  • Rahul
    Lv 4
    7 years ago
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    you can delete by going to internet explorer--->Tools----> Internet Options---->General---> click on delete...this will create history cookies and temporary internet files

  • 7 years ago

    A temporary Internet file is a file that is located on your hard drive that a browser uses to store Web site data for every Web page or URL address that you visit. When the Web server sends the Web page files to the browser, they are stored in a file so that the next time you visit the same Web site the browser takes the data from the temporary Internet file. Loading the Web site in this way from a temporary Internet file is called caching.

    With this method, the page quickly displays in the browser instead of having to wait for response from the Web site's server all over again. Basically, the browser is opening the Web page from your hard drive instead of downloading the files from the Internet. Only the new content since your last visit would be downloaded on consecutive visits to a Web page. Not only is it faster to view the content from your temporary Internet files rather than from the Web server, but if your Internet connection is unavailable you can view the cached versions of recently visited Web pages while offline.

    -If you use windows Xp and earlier version:

    Exit Internet Explorer.

    Exit any instances of Windows Explorer.

    Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click Internet Options.

    On the General tab, click Delete Files under Temporary Internet Files.

    In the Delete Files dialog box, click to select the Delete all offline content check box.

    Click OK two times.

    -Windows 7 and Windows Vista

    Click Start Start button, click Control Panel, click Network and Internet, and then click Internet Options.

    Click the General tab, and then click Delete under Browsing history.

    Click Delete all, click Yes to confirm that you want to delete this information, and then click OK.

  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    Every webpage or image you view on your browser is downloaded and added to a temporary files folder. They are there so when those webpages or images are seen again (if you went back to the webpage) the page or image would load off your computer rather than downloading it again.

    They are there so that your webpages load faster.

    You can make your browser not save temporary files in the browser settings. Your browser may call it temporary files or cache, set it to 0 or to not save.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    No I dont hink there is a problem , just go to tools-Internet options-and delete files button , push it and wait till delete all the files.

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  • 7 years ago

    When u visit a website,, it displays images, content, videos ...etc,, these as file gets down into ur system

    this file wen exceeds limit may also slow down ur system

    to delete

    Tools > Internetoptions>General tab> click Delete button

    same as told by rahul

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