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You need to clear the cache using the GUI provided. To see how please
read my first reply in this thread posted yesterday. Is it still your opionion that this number of subfolders doesn't indicate damage? Yes. Now how about clearing the cache? -- Mike Maltby MS-MVP Eli wrote: I did decrease the cache size to 25 Megs, but I still get 8 Content .IE 5 subfolders. Don't seem to have any problems just now though. Is it still your opionion that this number of subfolders doesn't indicate damage? |
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I keep clearing the cache, yet in a matter of time 8 such subfolders are
generated. Happpnes only after a few minutes of browsing. Perhaps I should add that I have IE 6.0 SP1--with all the critical updates-- installed. But that subfolder is titled: CONTENT. IE5 -Eli ********************************** "Mike M" wrote in message ... | You need to clear the cache using the GUI provided. To see how please | read my first reply in this thread posted yesterday. | | Is it still your opionion that this number of subfolders doesn't | indicate damage? | | Yes. Now how about clearing the cache? | -- | Mike Maltby MS-MVP | | | | Eli wrote: | | I did decrease the cache size to 25 Megs, but I still get 8 Content | .IE 5 subfolders. | | Don't seem to have any problems just now though. | | Is it still your opionion that this number of subfolders doesn't | indicate damage? | |
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But that subfolder is titled: CONTENT. IE5
Which is exactly as it should be. When you clear the cache _using_the_GUI_ are you checking the box to delete all off-line content? Is clearing the cache removing the sub-folders? If not just delete them and then carry on. This really is _not_ a problem. -- Mike Maltby MS-MVP Eli wrote: I keep clearing the cache, yet in a matter of time 8 such subfolders are generated. Happpnes only after a few minutes of browsing. Perhaps I should add that I have IE 6.0 SP1--with all the critical updates-- installed. But that subfolder is titled: CONTENT. IE5 |
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yes...I do check that delete offline content box...Those folders are
deleted, but new ones are rapidly regenerated. I currently have 8 such subfolders. Even though I deleted them in safe Mode as u suggested in your original post. And even though I reset the cache to 25 Megs. Can I still assume its not a problem? Thanks again: -Eli ***************** "Mike M" wrote in message ... | But that subfolder is titled: CONTENT. IE5 | | Which is exactly as it should be. When you clear the cache | _using_the_GUI_ are you checking the box to delete all off-line content? | Is clearing the cache removing the sub-folders? If not just delete them | and then carry on. This really is _not_ a problem. | -- | Mike Maltby MS-MVP | | | | Eli wrote: | | I keep clearing the cache, yet in a matter of time 8 such subfolders | are generated. Happpnes only after a few minutes of browsing. | | Perhaps I should add that I have IE 6.0 SP1--with all the critical | updates-- installed. But that subfolder is titled: CONTENT. IE5 | |
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Agree that the amount of folders is dependent on the size of the cache,
I can't recall what size generates another subset of 4 folders, but, in this case I've seen more subfolders generated by malware so as to facilitate the downloading and installing of more malware. The OP really *needs* to scan the system for the presence of "unwanted software" ASAP. MG Mike M wrote: Mow, ... if there are more than 4 subfolders for CONTENT.IE5, than the malware has damaged IE's system or installation files. Running IE's Repair Tool while in Safe Mode will rectify this. I'm sorry to have to correct you but that is incorrect. The sub-folders are created in groups of four with the total number depending on the current size of the cache with a new set of four being spawned for roughly each 50MB of cache. I may have the wrong size (50MB) as it is a long time since I played with TIF and since I limit my cache to 25MB in total am never likely to see more than the four sub-folders but I can assure you that having more than four sub-folders is not of itself an indication of a TIF damaged by malware. |
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Mow,
I agree that in this case something may well be amiss since the poster reports that having cleared the cache eight sub-folders are seen rather than the expected four. As you have already recommended a thorough scan for unwanted malware is called for. -- Mike MowGreen [MVP] wrote: Agree that the amount of folders is dependent on the size of the cache, I can't recall what size generates another subset of 4 folders, but, in this case I've seen more subfolders generated by malware so as to facilitate the downloading and installing of more malware. The OP really *needs* to scan the system for the presence of "unwanted software" ASAP. |
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