IE Cache Files-Revisited


  1. Posts : 15
    Wndows 7 Build 7100
       #1

    IE Cache Files-Revisited


    Ok first a quick question.
    Does a 'meg' = 1,000,000.

    If not just go ahead and delete this post :(

    I've set my cache to 8 "Megs?"...whatever that means.
    Yet when i browse Temporary Internet Files using this path

    c:\Users\Cathy\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\

    it seems to have stored WAY more than that.

    Why? Huh? What's going on here?
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails IE Cache Files-Revisited-8megs.jpg   IE Cache Files-Revisited-19megs.jpg  
      My Computer


  2. Posts : 2,528
    Windows 7 x64 Ultimate
       #2

    Well technically 1 meg is 1,048,576 :)

    Does that folder with 17 meg in it contain one huge file?

    It can be hard to manage caches with such tiny sizes if the file sizes are greater than the cache size. Everything goes into the cache at first, it may get culled later down to 8 megs...
      My Computer


  3. Posts : 13,354
    Windows 7 Professional x64
       #3

    You are close: a megabyte is actually 1048576 bytes. Hard drive manufacturer's like to define a megabyte as 1,000,000 bytes, just to make their drives look bigger.
      My Computer


  4. Posts : 15
    Wndows 7 Build 7100
    Thread Starter
       #4

    Understaning NUMBers :)


    fseal said:
    Well technically 1 meg is 1,048,576 :)

    Does that folder with 17 meg in it contain one huge file?

    It can be hard to manage caches with such tiny sizes if the file sizes are greater than the cache size.
    Everything goes into the cache at first, it may get culled later down to 8 megs...
    Culling! What a word!
    But YES!

    I went back to that folder to check the 'hugeness of files?' factor and the
    four folders had been CULLED and or winnowed to under 8 megs in the interim.

    So the app/IE8 prolly said "sheesh that video is BIG, i'll store it temporarily and
    then cull it a bit later", and that's just what it did. Ballooned, then snapped back.

    The video was this...YouTube - 18th Floor Balcony/Blue October.
    This bridesmaid has to find songs for the wedding reception. Lucky me :(
      My Computer


  5. Posts : 15
    Wndows 7 Build 7100
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Gotcha :)


    Jonathan_King said:
    You are close: a megabyte is actually 1048576 bytes. Hard drive manufacturer's like to define a megabyte as 1,000,000 bytes, just to make their drives look bigger.
    cache as cache can?

    Ummm...yea.
    Kinda like a boy saying he's "15"cm...blush!
      My Computer


 

  Related Discussions
Our Sites
Site Links
About Us
Windows 7 Forums is an independent web site and has not been authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Microsoft Corporation. "Windows 7" and related materials are trademarks of Microsoft Corp.

© Designer Media Ltd
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 21:47.
Find Us