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Cleaning Temporary Internet Files folder in Microsoft Windows - F-Secure Community
<main> <article class="userContent"> <p> </p>Cleaning Temporary Internet Files folder in Microsoft Windows <p> The Temporary Internet Files folder on Microsoft Windows computer systems contains files - such as images, HTML pages, executable and script files - that Internet Explorer has downloaded from websites visited by the user. Sometimes the F-Secure product may detect viruses and adware inside the folder. </p> <p> This article explains what you can do if malware is found in the Temporary Internet Files folder. </p> <p><strong>Location of the Temporary Internet Files folder</strong> </p> <p><strong>Windows 7</strong> </p> <div> <ul><li>C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5 </li> <li>C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5 </li> </ul></div> <p><strong>Windows 8, 8.1 and 10</strong> </p> <div> <ul><li>C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache </li> </ul></div> <p><strong>Note:</strong> These files are hidden system files. To be able to access these files, you need to make changes to the folder options. </p> <p><strong>Deleting files from the Temporary Internet Files folder</strong> </p> <p>If the Temporary Internet Files folder contains malware, we recommend that you delete all the files in the folder. Because the files are only cached copies, no actual data is lost. </p> <p>To delete the files in Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and 10: </p> <ol><li> Select <strong>Start</strong> > <strong>Control Panel</strong> > <strong>Internet Options</strong>. The <em>Internet Properties</em> dialog opens. </li> <li> On the <strong>General</strong> tab, under Browsing history, select the <strong>Delete...</strong> button. The <em>Delete Browsing History</em> dialog opens. </li> <li> Select the <strong>Temporary Internet files and website files</strong> checkbox and click <strong>Delete</strong> to delete all copies of web pages, images and media that have been saved for faster viewing. </li> </ol><div id="related"> <div><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://community.f-secure.com/common-home-en/kb/articles/5422">Cleaning adware files </a></li> </ul></div> </div> <br> </article> </main>
