http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/computerilliterateparents Questions tagged with 'computerilliterateparents' at Ask MetaFilter. Sat, 07 May 2005 23:19:37 -0800 Sat, 07 May 2005 23:19:37 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/18434/A%2Dgig%2Dof%2Dtemp%2Dinternet%2Dfiles%2DHoly%2Dcrap%2Dbatman I am attempting to clean up the parents' computer, as I do every trip home. I am having a problem with the temporary internet files. When I right click to show the properties on the Temp Internet Files folder, it shows that it contains over 100,000 files in the folder (eating up a gig of space!). When I open the folder it takes a very long time and when it's finally finished opening, nothing is inside. I have hidden files showing. I don't know what else could be causing this. Google has not helped me. Running Windows XP. tag:ask.metafilter.com,2005:site.18434 Sat, 07 May 2005 23:19:37 -0800 cache computerilliterateparents temp temporaryinternetfiles chiababe