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Old 04-21-2008   #9 (permalink)
Chris Blunt


 
 

Re: cookies

On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:13:12 -0700, "Ronc" <nospam@xxxxxx> wrote:
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>"Charlie42" <Charlie42@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:OwJMUggoIHA.4492@xxxxxx
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>> The cookies are stored in this well hidden folder:
>>
>> C:\Users\<userprofile>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies
>>
>This agrees with the tutorial at
>Cookies
>
>However, I am using Ultimate with IE7 and after a thorough search of my
>computer (c:\ including non-indexed hidden and system files) I found no
>system folders called "Cookies". That word only came up in the search as
>the title of an email or newsgroup post or as one of my own Favorites. I did
>find the list of cookie text files included in
>"C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet
>Files". Since I rarely delete cookie files the list had 811 of them. Any
>time I want to see just the cookies, I use IE's delete temporary internet
>files dialog and look at that location to find them easily since everything
>else is gone. This is how my computer came from the factory about a year
>ago except that I have kept it up to date via Windows Update. Any idea what
>is going on? My computer is the only Vista computer I have access to so I
>have nothing to compare it to.
Cookies is a hidden folder. You need to go into Folder Options and set
the options to "Show hidden files and folders". Also, uncheck "Hide
protected operating system files".

Chris
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