Clearing temporary internet files

AlanYork · 23-07-2005, 20:45

I reloaded Windows a couple of weeks ago. All seems to be well, other than it takes up to 5 minutes to clear my temp internet files, sometimes it takes two or three attempts as it just stalls.

Any theories as to cause and possible solutions?

**Paul** · 23-07-2005, 20:51

You could reduce the amount of space reserved for them.

AlanYork · 23-07-2005, 20:59

Sorry I posted on the wrong board...how do I reduce the space reserved for them?

**Paul** · 23-07-2005, 21:08

The settings button, which should be on the same page as the delete files button.

greencreeper · 23-07-2005, 21:17

Often IE can seem to "stall" or hang if the temporary internet files folder is huge - which I suspect it will be on a clean install. 100MB is sufficient IMHO.

AlanYork · 23-07-2005, 21:19

Thanks. It's set to 2442 at present, what would you recommend for a good setting? By reducing it's size what do I lose in terms of performance?

Paul K · 23-07-2005, 21:21

Not a lot to be lost performance wise while you are on BB. I only use a 5Mb temp file on my pc.

greencreeper · 23-07-2005, 21:21

I set it to 100MB, always. It's a cache - ideally should be small. So far as I know, IE just overwrites the older files when the limit is reached.

AlanYork · 23-07-2005, 21:53

Thanks for that, I wonder if that was why when I logged on to the NTL hell site, it kept seeing me as a guest even though I was logged in....hmmm, very odd, oh well, not to worry.

**Paul** · 23-07-2005, 22:36

I run mine at 3MB.