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Fearless_Hyena · 05-22-2004, 06:49 PM

Hey folks, I thought I'd just pipe in with a quick IE cache tip!

Hard drives are getting HUGE nowadays. Internet Explorer, *still*, by default, sets its cache size to a predetermined fraction of the total size of the drive/partition it's installed on. So this can end up being several gigabytes of mostly useless cache crap that you don't need at all!!

So why not fix it?? Go to the Tools menu in IE, then Internet Options, Settings, set the Amount of disk space to use to 80, and hit OK. Optionally, hit Delete Files before you hit OK once again to free up TONS of space!! (in most cases)

I can't imagine ever needing more than 80MB of cache!! Your performance will increase and you could very likely regain a load of free space!

05-22-2004, 06:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
Fearless_Hyena Hello, good evening, and bollocks. Location: near DC	Quick Internet Explorer cache tip Hey folks, I thought I'd just pipe in with a quick IE cache tip! Hard drives are getting HUGE nowadays. Internet Explorer, still, by default, sets its cache size to a predetermined fraction of the total size of the drive/partition it's installed on. So this can end up being several gigabytes of mostly useless cache crap that you don't need at all!! So why not fix it?? Go to the Tools menu in IE, then Internet Options, Settings, set the Amount of disk space to use to 80, and hit OK. Optionally, hit Delete Files before you hit OK once again to free up TONS of space!! (in most cases) I can't imagine ever needing more than 80MB of cache!! Your performance will increase and you could very likely regain a load of free space!