uch has been written cached copy to the original. If
about temporary internet there have been no changes, the
files. To my amazement, browser uses the cached copy
there seems to be a lot of rather than re-fetching the
misunderstanding about how these original, saving processing and
files are put on your computer download time.
and the effect they have on your
computing experience. Some Slowing Your Computer Down?
articles claim these files slow
your computer to a crawl, others The size of your file cache will
indicate they are memory hogs. cause your computer to slow down
While some suggest that these ONLY if the cache size is very,
files only affect the MS Internet very large and fragmented. By
Explorer browser. nature cached files are
relatively small and are only
One thing that most authors get used when loading internet pages
right is the purpose of temporary and do not remain in memory
internet files. Allow me to give indefinitely. By adjusting your
another explanation just to be browser cache size to 5Mb or less
clear. you can avoid any slow down
caused by the browser searching
Temporary internet files are a the hard drive for cached files.
collection of web page copies My personal browser cache is much
stored on your computer's hard larger ,50Mb, and I have no
disk or in its random-access problems even on a dial-up
memory. Pages you view are internet connection. Internet
normally stored in a special slow down is almost always caused
cache folder for quicker viewing by network traffic.
the next time you visit the same
page. The bowser compares the Slow Hard Drive:
If your computer is running slow, Internet Browsers:
there is a good chance it is not
due to your temporary internet Is Internet Explorer just being a
files. Slow hard drive access is bad boy? Well...no. If IE is a
usually due to fragmented files bad boy, it is only because IE is
on your hard drive or the hard a poor example of an Internet
drive is getting close to being Browser. All internet browsers
full. Windows needs at least 15% cache temporary internet files.
free hard disk space to operate Presently I have FireFox 1.5.0.4,
correctly. That is 15% free space Netscape 7.2., Netscape 8.0 and
total, including your Windows IE 6.0xxx installed and all of
Swap File. these browsers manage temporary
internet file caching the same
Websites, Security and Temporary way.
Internet Files:
It is a good idea to adjust the
Websites do not put temporary cache file size and clear the
internet files on your computer. cache occasionally to get rid of
The internet browser does file unused and possibly corrupt
caching automatically. Do not files. Caching of all file types
confuse temporary internet files by your browser can be managed
with 'cookies'. Website cookies from the browser's options menu.
are also cached, but they are I hope you now have a better
cached separately from temporary understanding of temporary
files. Also any personal internet files. Temporary
information such as saved internet files, passwords and
passwords and form auto fill auto fill data can be deleted
information is kept in still manually, but that is another
another more secure place. article. Surf on.
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