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Old 04-22-2008   #1 (permalink)


Vista Home Premium 32bit
 
 

Where are my cookies?

Hot d...! At the risk of sounding ignorant once more, can anybody tell me where/how I can access cookie files in VISTA. Got "show all hidden files" enabled" and in Search I checked "show all hidden....."; am logged in as administrator and still can't find cookie folders. Am on IE7 now but had Firefox for a while and suspect there are a few cookies left from Firefox I want delete manually; I know I can dump 'em all but I don't want to do that.

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Old 04-22-2008   #2 (permalink)


Windows 7 Ultimate x64
 
 

Re: Where are my cookies?

Try typing the following into the start search box

shell:cookies
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Old 04-22-2008   #3 (permalink)


Vista Home Premium 32bit
 
 

Re: Where are my cookies?

Well it didn't work in "SEARCH" but it did work in "RUN"; seems like all cookies are visible. But when I try the same path in COMPUTER that particular folder (cookies) will not show.

C:\Users\"name"\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies

Must be another VISTA thing! Thanks much for your time.
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Old 04-22-2008   #4 (permalink)


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Re: Where are my cookies?

One more thing, when I look in the COOKIES folder, on the very bottom where it shows the number of files it also states on the right "RESTRICTED SITES" with the corresponding icon. Thought I had everything enabled for me to see all files as an administrator but obviously not, as I can't view that folder in COMPUTER. Any suggestions?
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Old 04-23-2008   #5 (permalink)


Vista Home Premium 32-bit & Vista Ultimate 64-bit both Service Pack 2 W7 Pro RTM 7600 32 & 64
 
 

Re: Where are my cookies?

Try following the instructions in my tutorial 'How to Import & Export Favorites in IE7'. Although this tutorial concentrates on the favorites, you can use the same procedure for cookies (and feeds, if you so wish). Cookies are backed up into a text file, and you can edit that file as normal using Notepad. The edited file can then be re-imported, again following the instructions in my tutorial. There should be a similar function to import & export in Firefox and other browsers, so you might like to try the appropriate function for your browser.
Dwarf

How to Import & Export Favorites in IE7
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Old 04-24-2008   #6 (permalink)


Vista Home Premium 32bit
 
 

Re: Where are my cookies?

Thanks for the tip' just tried it and it woked fine; also there are a whole lot more than when I tried "shell: cookies". Thank you for your time.
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