Windows 10: Disk Cleanup shows incorrect information in Temporary Internet Files

I am running Windows 10. When I run Diskcleanup it shows me the size of Temporary Internet Files as 211 MB. Please see the attached screenshot for more details. When I click on the View Files it takes me to the folder C:\Users\user1\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE. And that folder is empty. When I go to its parent folde, i.e. C:\Users\user1\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache, it does not show me the folder IE. I have the show hidden and system files option enabled. If I run disk cleanup with the option, "Temporary Internet Files", restart my computer and then reopen Disk Cl

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Disk Cleanup showing 2.9GB Temporary Internet Files

Disk Cleanup is showing 2.92GB temporary Internet files that I cannot even find.





When I click on View files I am taken here:





One 0KB file and a folder. The folder contents are:





I am having a hard time understanding why 281KB of files found is showing in Disk Cleanup as 2.92GB. Can someone help me understand what is happening here?

 

Disk Cleanup - Padlock on Temporary Internet Files

Hi Dennis,

Deleting temporary files is one way of to free up space on your drive.

For us to properly isolate your concern and provide an appropriate resolution, kindly answer the following questions below:

• We would like to confirm if you were running the Disk Cleanup utility?
• Can you confirm that the only files you cannot delete were all temporary Internet files?
• Was there a lock displayed beside the temporary Internet files?
• Were there any error messages when you tried to run a disk clean up.
• Can you send us a screenshot of the error message?
• What troubleshooting steps have you done so far?

Looking forward to your response.

 

Disk Cleanup showing 2.9GB Temporary Internet Files

I have 2 PCs with win 10 Pro on both. One has 330 MB in Internet temporary files, The other has 5.09 GB. When you click on show files in Disk Cleanup, it says folder is empty.