Mike:
Sorry for the mistake. I generalized the location.
Look under:
Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5
Wally
On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 00:39:20 -0400 "Mike" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Thanks Wally,
> Oddly enough when I looked in DOS there was no index.dat in
> Temporary
> Internet File. the only thing that showed up was desktop.ini. There
> is one
> under cookies and I can see that in windows. Weird.... any
> thoughts?
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 8:43 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: PCWorks: Cookie Copying
>
>
> Mike:
> You have run into the strange way that windows handles
> cookies. They are kept as files in the cookie folder and can
> be deleted and copied with any file utility. In this same
> folder is an index.dat file which lists the cookies that have
> been saved in the cookie folder even after they have been
> deleted. This index file will keep growing with more additions
> until it is deleted. It is a record of some of the sites the
> computer
> has visited. It is an active file when windows is active and cannot
> be accessed or deleted from windows. If you boot to DOS
> mode and go to the Cookies folder you can delete this file.
> Windows will generate a new file containing only the cookie
> files present when windows is booted. There will be no record
> of the previous visits.
>
> The index.dat file under Temporary Internet File is handled
> differently. Using a file utility it shows as a file that cannot
> be viewed or accessed while windows is active. When viewed
> under Windows Explorer, all the indexed data in the file
> are listed, including all sites that have been visited and the
> cookies that were placed in the cookie folder. If not
> deleted this file can become huge. It can be deleted the same
> as the one in the cookie folder. A new index.dat file will be
> generated when Windows is next booted. Remember to use
> dir /a so that the hidden directories and files will show.
>
> This should prevent snoopers from finding out where you
> have been on the Internet.
>
> Wally
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