Windows 10: Windows 10 Internet Explorer Content.IE5 folder, unable to access.

Windows 10 Internet Explorer Content.IE5 folder is a shortcut and unable to access.

I upgraded my laptop from Windows 7 to Windows 10 around November 15, 2019. I ran into problems with Edge internet web browser when trying to copy over the Favorites from Windows 7 Internet Explorer to Edge. Also, I could not find the Temporary Internet Files or the Favorites file for Edge. I found out later that there is an Edge database that you import and export Favorites to. Because of this I switched back to Internet Explorer.

Everything was going along well until I tried to open my “Content.IE5” folder in the “Temporary Internet Files” folder. I received an error message:
“Location is not available”, “E:\User1\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5” “is not accessible.” Access is denied.

I noticed that in Windows 10 the “Content.IE5” folder was a shortcut to the true location of the “Content.IE5” folder. In Windows 7 the “Content.IE5” folder was in its true location and not a shortcut to a location.

I create a drive for the “Temporary Internet Files”folders of all users on the laptop along with Windows “Temp” folder, so I then can delete files or folders if and when I want to.

I need to know if the “Content.IE5” folder in Windows 10 is a shortcut to a folder that will contain other folders that contain internet information and pages like in Windows 7, or is it just a dummy location that will never contain internet information.

The reason I ask is that if I delete the “Content.IE5” folder in Windows 10 I will just delete the shortcut and not the actual folder and sub-folders.

Thanks in advance for the help.

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Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

credit to Lifehacker.

 

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