[TCCUG Helpline] cache

[Veronica Pasquale]

Dick: I do have a "Temporary Internet File" folder -- which at this time has 
nothing in it (but it used to get pretty full at times in the past). I don't 
know why or when my computer stopped putting things into that folder.

I use Netscape Communicator, and all last summer, when Bluelight was free, I 
periodically got messages from them to "empty my cache", and my computer 
would "hang up" wherever I was on the Internet. Since Bluelight went to a 
pay program, I have not had that problem. But I only recently discovered 
this "cache" folder buried about 7 layers deep in my program files folder. 
All the files (nearly 4 MB!) are deleted now, and computer is still working 
OK. If I need to, I can always put the files back -- but I'm going to see 
first if I have trouble without them. So far, so good.

Thanks for your suggestions.
Veronica.


>From: "Dick Carricato" <dickcarr@metrolink.net>
>Reply-To: helpline@tccug.org
>To: <helpline@tccug.org>
>Subject: Re: [TCCUG Helpline] cache
>Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 12:27:56 -0500
>
>
>Veronica,
>
>When you say cache, do you mean your "temporary Internet Files" used by IE?
>or do you use some other program that keeps a cache?
>
>If it is the former, I'm surprised you could get it all on floppies, or was
>that 4 zip drives? My cache is hundreds of megs big and it serves me well.
>But, the machine will work without it.
>
>Why get rid of it? We reserve the space for it when we set up IE so we 
>can't
>use it for other things anyway. When it gets too big windows throws the old
>stuff out. If you don't want the convenience and speed enhancement provided
>by the cache, then delete all the stuff in it using the IE properties
>function, and reduce the amount of storage allocated to the cache
>("Temporary Internet Files"). Keep a few megs so that you have at least a
>few pages to be able to use your forward and back buttons without complete
>page downloads.
>
>I have lots more to say on the subject, but I think I have used up my
>soapbox space for this time.
>
>Dick
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Veronica Pasquale" <vcpasq@hotmail.com>
>To: <helpline@tccug.org>
>Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 11:17 AM
>Subject: [TCCUG Helpline] cache
>
>
> > Can I safely delete all things in the cache folder? Mine was filled with
> > gazillions of files, mostly .gif files that mean nothing to me: one is
> > simply an angel's halo, one is a sign to buy a car, one simply says 
>"click
> > here", etc., etc. I think these came from the various Web sites I have
> > visited. I moved them off my hard drive and they now occupy four (count
>'em!
> > four!) floppy disks full. So far, my computer works OK, but I wonder if 
>it
> > is OK to delete them permanently?
> >
> > Veronica.
> >
> >
> >
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