How to delete Internet Explorer's data cache

[boywonder]

I've read in Lockergnome that theres some kind of bug in IE6 where the browser will slow down and start eating up 100% of the CPU cycles. This could be caused by a corrupt cache - and cannot be cleared through the Internet Options dialog.

I have been experiencing those problems lately and am wondering if anyone knows hows to manually delete the cache?

[tonyswhirl]

got this from the following site

http://www.techweb.com/winmag/fixes/ie/iecache.htm

Clear the Cache Manually

You might hope that using Windows Explorer to go to WindowsTemporary Internet Files (or wherever your cache directory is) and deleting all the files would get your space back. But that doesn't always catch the deadwood. So you have to go to DOS to make sure you get it all out. Here's how. But first, a warning: If you're not familiar with DOS commands and type the DELTREE command in the wrong directory, you can lose your data and destroy Windows to the point where you have to reinstall. Don't try this if you're unsure of your abilities. Ready? Here are the instructions:

  1. Exit Internet Explorer if you have it running.

  2. Start a MS-DOS prompt.

  3. Change to the Temporary Internet Files subdirectory of your Windows directory. For most people, the following command is correct:

      CD "WindowsTemporary Internet Files"

      and press Enter. Be sure to include the quotation marks. If you see an error message such as Invalid Directory, DO NOT proceed to the next step.

  4. Type the command CD and press Enter. The PC should respond with C:WindowsTemporary Internet Files if you're in the right directory. If not, DO NOT go on.

  5. Type the command DELTREE /Y *.*. This will completely clear out the IE cache. IE will rebuild a fresh cache file the next time you start it.

[boywonder]

Thanks for your help today and this evening Tony will try it out tomorrow when I'm a little less inebriated.