Windows 10: Temporary Internet files location had changed, which I then reseted, and then my laptop...

I hadn't noticed any changes but then I noticed the yellow caution icon at the bottom right. Then Device Performance and Health prompted me to run the troubleshooter as it displayed the message 'Some apps stopped working'.


After running the troubleshooter, the result was that the location of my temporary internet files had changed. So I changed it to default through the troubleshooter. I then closed the troubleshooter and went off web surfing.


After a few minutes Firefox started taking much more time to search. I then closed the browser and tried opening File Explorer for moving a zip file I had just downloaded. Even after three attempts, it took around 5 minutes for it to just display the window. And guess what next - it was not responding. After I closed the process itself, my whole screen went blank. Only my rainmeter clock, game drawer, CPU and RAM displays were showing up. Rest whole screen was completely black.

I waited patiently for about a whole minute. Then everything just flashed like when refreshing and everything was normal. My laptop was better now, but still taking its time with opening and closing programs. I then searched the forums and found a recent post similar to this one. It has images attached, so you can understand it better - https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/temporary-internet-files-location-has-changed-how/6232f4d8-f82c-4a8e-9efe-c8efed797434. But it talked about only the first part of my problem.


For help, I have a Lenovo Ideapad-330 15IKB. My version is Windows 1803. I recently installed a password manager called McAfee True Key. When I opened it, it displayed the logins of some of my frequent websites. It then asked to import the other logins which Firefox had saved, for which I granted permission. Also, I run a 3rd party antivirus called McAfee Livesafe.


Please help me if you can. Sorry for attaching no images. But you can refer to the above mentioned post. Any and every help is appreciated.

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How to view temporary internet files in Windows 10

Follow the steps below for locating temporary files:

- Open either Microsoft Internet Explorer or the Windows Control Panel.

- In Microsoft Internet Explorer, open the Tools menu and choose the Internet Options.

- In the Temporary Internet Files section of the Internet Properties window, click the "Settings..." button. A new "Settings" window appears.

- In the "Settings" window, click the "View Files." This will launch a list of all websites you’ve visited, also known as your Temporary Internet Files or Browser Cache.

 

How To Delete Temporary Internet Files And Temporary Files In Windows 10

Hi,

As you are saying that you are not able to delete the temporary internet files and temporary Files in Windows 10.

Provide us with the below details for better clarity on the issue.

1.Have you installed any third party applications to clean up temporary Files?

2.In the Disk Cleanup had you checked the Temporary Internet files and Temporary files before doing disk cleanup?

I suggest you to follow the below steps and try deleting the temporary internet files.

• Open Internet Explorer by typing Internet Explorer in Search Bar. Click the
  Tools button, and then click Internet Options.
• Click the General tab, and then, under Browsing history, click
  Delete.
• In the Delete Browsing History dialog box, select the check boxes for the information you want to delete, click
  Delete, and then click OK.

I also suggest you refer the Microsoft article on View and delete browser history in Microsoft Edge
and check if it helps.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/view-delete-browsing-history-microsoft-edge

Let us know if the issue with the deletion of temporary files is resolved we will be glad to assist you further.

 

How To Delete Temporary Internet Files And Temporary Files In Windows 10

Hi Anup,

Thank you for your reply.

I would respond as follows:

1. No, I have not installed any third party applications to delete Temporary Internet Files or Temporary Files.

2. Yes, as mentioned in my message, I had chcked the relevant boxes for Temporary Internet Files and Temporary Files before performing Disk Clean-up. But still the files won't delete.

Your suggestion is about deleting Browsing history. I don't have any issues with deleting Browsing history. It's about deleting Temporary Internet Files and Temporary Files. Browsing history can be deleted via Internet Options or from the option available
in the Hub of Microsoft Edge.

Any help on how to delete Temporary Internet Files and Temporary Files would be greatly appreciated.

Regards.