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Internet Explorer cache location

Where is cache for IE for current user located?

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Roma Avatar asked May 12 '09 19:05

Roma


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By default, the locations of Temporary Internet Files (for Internet Explorer) are:

Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows ME

c:\WINDOWS\Temporary Internet Files 

Windows 2000 and Windows XP

C:\Documents and Settings\\[User]\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files 

Windows Vista and Windows 7

%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files  %userprofile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low 

Windows 8

%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache 

Windows 10

%localappdata%\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE 

Cache for Microsoft Edge

%localappdata%\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Cache 

Some information came from The Windows Club.

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Maksim Avatar answered Oct 12 '22 10:10

Maksim


If you want to find the folder in a platform independent way, you should query the registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders\Cache 
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great_llama Avatar answered Oct 12 '22 09:10

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