Where Is IE8 Cache Folder That Keep YouTube Video You Have Watched?
IE8 is the new release of Microsoft web browser program and bundled with the latest Windows 7 operating system. It is no longer a new face in market, however, as the product has been around for some times well before the launch of Windows 7.
Although being a new release, IE8 inherits some of the “good” features from its predecessor. For example, capable of running IE processes in Protected Mode to lower the risk or impact of malicious code attack, when using Internet Explorer in Windows Vista or higher (Windows Server 2008, Windows 7).
Besides, the cache folder location remains unchanged too. As soon as the “Miley Cyrus – 7 Things” playback completed (one of the YouTube top 10 video at the time being), I managed to locate a copy of that FLV video file inside the expected IE8 cache folder path.
How to locate IE8 cache folder
Assume using Windows 7 to run Internet Explorer 8 in Protected Mode, the following steps enable you to find the correct cache folder path. If you already know the cache folder of IE7, this is not a new thing to learn:
1) Press ALT+T (keyboard shortcut) to access Tools menu and then select Internet Options (the last item in the Tools menu).
2) In General tab, click the “Settings” button of “Browsing History” section.
3) Click View Files button. There are only 3 buttons available in “Temporarily Internet Files and History Settings” dialog box. Here you can set the size of IE cache folder too.
4) In the open window, press ALT+D to highlight Windows Explorer address bar, press right-arrow key, then append
Voila, that is the IE8 cache folder when the Internet Explorer processes are running in Protected Mode, that keeps the copy of web pages visited by users, including the video, images, music files, etc, in the cached web pages.
Final note: the IE8 cache folder might show nothing cached if IE8 is configured to empty Temporarily Internet Files folder when browser is closed. So, make sure the cache folder is big enough and don’t close the browser window before the cached contents are copied to elsewhere.
Besides, the cache folder location remains unchanged too. As soon as the “Miley Cyrus – 7 Things” playback completed (one of the YouTube top 10 video at the time being), I managed to locate a copy of that FLV video file inside the expected IE8 cache folder path.
Make sure the size of Temporarily Internet Files is big enough to cache a complete copy of videos, images, music files, etc. Streaming few copies of lengthy or high definition flash video files could easily exceed the default cache folder size of IE8.
How to locate IE8 cache folder
Assume using Windows 7 to run Internet Explorer 8 in Protected Mode, the following steps enable you to find the correct cache folder path. If you already know the cache folder of IE7, this is not a new thing to learn:
1) Press ALT+T (keyboard shortcut) to access Tools menu and then select Internet Options (the last item in the Tools menu).
2) In General tab, click the “Settings” button of “Browsing History” section.
3) Click View Files button. There are only 3 buttons available in “Temporarily Internet Files and History Settings” dialog box. Here you can set the size of IE cache folder too.
4) In the open window, press ALT+D to highlight Windows Explorer address bar, press right-arrow key, then append
\low\content.ie5 to the existing folder path and press ENTER key:Voila, that is the IE8 cache folder when the Internet Explorer processes are running in Protected Mode, that keeps the copy of web pages visited by users, including the video, images, music files, etc, in the cached web pages.
Final note: the IE8 cache folder might show nothing cached if IE8 is configured to empty Temporarily Internet Files folder when browser is closed. So, make sure the cache folder is big enough and don’t close the browser window before the cached contents are copied to elsewhere.
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Hello!
Just wanted to add that you have to enable both “Show Hidden Files” and “Show Protected Operating System FIles” to actually view the Cache Files. Excellent tip by the way. Thanks for sharing.