Emptying Temporary Internet Files Folder Leaves Cookies Files

 Last reviewed: October 14, 1997
Article ID: Q158769
3.00 3.01 4.00 WINDOWS Kbui

The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 3.0, 3.01, 4.0 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.0 for Windows NT 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When you empty the Temporary Internet Files folder in Internet Explorer, files that start with the word "Cookie" may remain in the folder.

MORE INFORMATION

These files are pointers to the actual cookies located in the Windows\Cookies folder. In order to retain the association between these pointers and the actual cookie files, they are not deleted when you empty the Temporary Internet Files folder. However, if you manually delete a cookie file from the Temporary Internet Files folder, both the pointer to the Cookies folder and the cookie file located in the Cookies folder are deleted.

Cookies are bits of information written to your computer about you and your visits to Web pages.

For additional information about cookies, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q154360
   TITLE: "You Have Received a Cookie" Message in Internet Explorer

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KBSubcategory: msiew95
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Last reviewed: October 14, 1997
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