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What is Internet Explorer?

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Overview

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How do I clean Internet Explorer?

Internet Explorer may store excess, temporary data on your computer that can take up valuable space. It may also store private data such as passwords or browsing history in the registry or on the file system. The easiest way to erase this data is by downloading AppCleaner, it is 100% free and about 1MB in size. A portable version is also available.

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If you want to clean Internet Explorer manually, you can follow the steps outlined below. There are eight locations in the file system where Internet Explorer stores data that can be cleaned. Additionally, Internet Explorer stores private data in seven registry keys.

Registry

To clean the registry from data stored by Internet Explorer, you can use the Microsoft Registry Editor (regedit.exe) which is installed by default on all Windows operating systems. First of all, open regedit.exe by carrying out these steps:

• Hit the Windows key , usually located in the lower left of your keyboard between the Ctrl and Alt keys.
• Windows XP/Vista/7: Click Run...
• Type regedit.exe
• Hit Enter

Now use regedit.exe to delete the registry keys:

1. • Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER from the root of the tree in the left pane.
   • Expand Software.
   • Expand Microsoft.
   • Expand Internet Explorer.
   • Click International.
   • Right-click CNum_CpCache in the right pane.
   • Choose Delete from the context menu.
   • Click Yes.
2. • Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER from the root of the tree in the left pane.
   • Expand Software.
   • Expand Microsoft.
   • Expand Internet Explorer.
   • Click International.
   • Right-click CpCache in the right pane.
   • Choose Delete from the context menu.
   • Click Yes.
3. • Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER from the root of the tree in the left pane.
   • Expand Software.
   • Expand Microsoft.
   • Expand Internet Explorer.
   • Expand International.
   • Right-click CpMRU.
   • Choose Delete from the context menu.
   • Click Yes.
4. • Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER from the root of the tree in the left pane.
   • Expand Software.
   • Expand Microsoft.
   • Expand Internet Explorer.
   • Expand LowRegistry.
   • Expand Audio.
   • Expand PolicyConfig.
   • Right-click PropertyStore.
   • Choose Delete from the context menu.
   • Click Yes.
5. • Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER from the root of the tree in the left pane.
   • Expand Software.
   • Expand Microsoft.
   • Expand Internet Explorer.
   • Right-click PageSetup.
   • Choose Delete from the context menu.
   • Click Yes.
6. • Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER from the root of the tree in the left pane.
   • Expand Software.
   • Expand Microsoft.
   • Expand Internet Explorer.
   • Expand Recovery.
   • Right-click PendingDelete.
   • Choose Delete from the context menu.
   • Click Yes.
7. • Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER from the root of the tree in the left pane.
   • Expand Software.
   • Expand Microsoft.
   • Expand Windows.
   • Expand CurrentVersion.
   • Expand Ext.
   • Right-click Stats.
   • Choose Delete from the context menu.
   • Click Yes.

Files

To clean your file system from files stored by Internet Explorer and to gain free disk space, examine the following file system locations. First of all, open a command prompt window:

• Hit the Windows key , usually located in the lower left of your keyboard between the Ctrl and Alt keys.
• Windows XP/Vista/7: Click Run...
• Type cmd
• Hit Enter

Now list all the files stored by Internet Explorer that can be cleaned:

1. Type dir %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\brndlog.bak
2. Type dir %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\brndlog.txt
3. Type dir /s %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\UserData\*
4. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\brndlog.txt
   • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\brndlog.txt
5. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\brndlog.bak
   • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\brndlog.bak
6. Type dir %SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings\Default User\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\brndlog.bak
7. Type dir %SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings\Default User\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\brndlog.txt
8. Type dir /s %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\Last Active\*
   • Windows XP: Type dir /s %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\Last Active\*
9. Type dir %WinDir%\System32\config\SystemProfile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\brndlog.bak
10. Type dir %WinDir%\System32\config\SystemProfile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\brndlog.txt
11. Type dir %WinDir%\System32\config\SystemProfile\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\brndlog.bak
12. Type dir %WinDir%\System32\config\SystemProfile\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\brndlog.txt
13. Type dir %WinDir%\IE11_main.log

Once you have identified the files stored by Internet Explorer that you want to clean, delete them using the del command or Windows Explorer.

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