IECacheView v1.46 - Internet Explorer Cache Viewer

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Description

IECacheView is a small utility that reads the cache folder of Internet Explorer, and displays the list of all files currently stored in the cache. For each cache file, the following information is displayed: Filename, Content Type, URL, Last Accessed Time, Last Modified Time, Expiration Time, Number Of Hits, File Size, Folder Name, and full path of the cache filename. You can easily save the cache information into text/html/xml file, or copy the cache table to the clipboard and then paste it to another application, like Excel or OpenOffice Spreadsheet.

Advantages over the 'Temporary Internet Files' viewer of Windows

• IECacheView displays only the list of cache files, while the cache view of Windows displays a mix of cookies and cache files.
• IECacheView allows you to filter the cache files by file type (image, text, video, audio, or application).
• IECacheView allows you to view the cache files of another user or from another disk, while with the Windows viewer, you can only watch the cache of the current logged-on user.
• IECacheView displays some columns that are not displayed by the cache viewer of Windows: Content Type, Number of hits, Sub-folder name, and the full-path of the cached filename.
• With IECacheView, you can easily select the desired cache items, copy the information to the clipboard, and then paste it into Excel or OpenOffice Spreadsheet.

System Requirements

This utility works with all version of Windows, from Windows 98 to Windows Vista, with Internet Explorer version 6.x or 7.x or 8.x.

The Location Of Internet Explorer Cache Folder

The cache folder of Internet Explorer is located under C:\Documents and Settings\[user Name]\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files.
When you enter into this folder from Windows Explorer, you don't really see the real content of the folder, but instead, the shell extension of Windows displays a table containing the list of cache files and cookies.
If you want to view the real content of the 'Temporary Internet Files' folder, you can try one of the following options:

1. Download and install the 7-Zip File Manager. This tool allows you to view the real content of folders.
2. Use ShellExView utility to disable the 'Temporary Internet Files' shell extension. After you disable this extension, you can view the real content of this folder from Windows Explorer.
3. Log on to your system with another user, and then go to the 'Temporary Internet Files' of your real user. When you're logged on with another user, Explorer will show you the real content of the cache folder.

Using IECacheView

IECacheView doesn't require any installation process or additional DLL files. Just copy the executable file (IECacheView.exe) to any folder you like, and run it. After you run it, the main window displays the list of files currently stored in the cache of Internet Explorer for the current logged-on user.
If you want to view the cache of another user or from another instance of operating system, simply use the 'Select Cache Folder' option (F9) to select the desired cache folder that you want to inspect. You can select one or more cache files from the list, and than export the list into text/html/xml file ('Save Selected Items' option), copy the URL list to the clipboard (Ctrl+U), copy the entire table of cache files (Ctrl+C), and then paste it to Excel or to OpenOffice spreadsheet. You can also extract the actual files from the cache, and save them into another folder, You can do that by using the 'Copy Selected Cache Files To' option (F4).

Notice For Delete Option

When you delete files from the cache, IECacheView delete the cache files, but it doesn't delete the reference to them in the cache index file. This means that even after you delete files from the cache, you'll still see them in the list, but the 'Missing File' column will be turned from 'No' to 'Yes'.

Command-Line Options

/stext <Filename>	Save the list of all Internet Explorer cache files into a regular text file.
/stab <Filename>	Save the list of all Internet Explorer cache files into a tab-delimited text file.
/scomma <Filename>	Save the list of all Internet Explorer cache files into a comma-delimited text file.
/stabular <Filename>	Save the list of all Internet Explorer cache files into a tabular text file.
/shtml <Filename>	Save the list of all Internet Explorer cache files into HTML file (Horizontal).
/sverhtml <Filename>	Save the list of all Internet Explorer cache files into HTML file (Vertical).
/sxml <Filename>	Save the list of all Internet Explorer cache files to XML file.
/sort <column>	This command-line option can be used with other save options for sorting by the desired column. If you don't specify this option, the list is sorted according to the last sort that you made from the user interface. The <column> parameter can specify the column index (0 for the first column, 1 for the second column, and so on) or the name of the column, like "Content Type" and "Last Accessed". You can specify the '~' prefix character (e.g: "~Content Type") if you want to sort in descending order. You can put multiple /sort in the command-line if you want to sort by multiple columns.
/nosort	When you specify this command-line option, the list will be saved without any sorting.
-folder <Cache Folder>	Start IECacheView with the specified cache folder.
/copycache <URL> <Content Type>	Copy files from the cache into the folder specified in /CopyFilesFolder parameter. In the <URL> parameter, you can specify the URL of the Web site (for example: http://www.nirsoft.net) or empty string ("") if you want to copy files from all Web sites. In the <Content Type> parameter, you can specify full content type (like image/png), partial content type (like 'image') or empry string ("") if you want to copy all types of files.
/CopyFilesFolder <Folder>	Specifies the folder to copy the cache files.
/UseWebSiteDirStructure 0 | 1	Save the files in the directory structure of the Web site. 0 = No, 1 = Yes
/UpdateModifiedTime 0 | 1	Update the modified time of the copied files according to modified time in the Web server. 0 = No, 1 = Yes
/NewNameIfExist 0 | 1	Copy as new name if filename already exists. 0 = No, 1 = Yes

Examples:
IECacheView.exe -folder "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files"
IECacheView.exe -folder "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files" /shtml c:\temp\ie.html
IECacheView.exe /stext c:\temp\ie.txt
IECacheView.exe /shtml c:\temp\1.html /sort "~Content Type" /sort "Last Accessed"
IECacheView.exe /shtml c:\temp\1.html /sort ~0 /sort ~2 /sort ~1
IECacheView.exe /shtml c:\temp\1.html /nosort
Copy Cache Examples:

• Copy all cache files of www.nirsoft.net to f:\temp in the directory structure of the Web site:
  /copycache "http://www.nirsoft.net" "" /CopyFilesFolder "f:\temp" /UseWebSiteDirStructure 1
• Copy all image cache files of www.nirsoft.net to f:\temp:
  /copycache "http://www.nirsoft.net" "image" /CopyFilesFolder "f:\temp" /UseWebSiteDirStructure 0
• Copy all .png files from the cache to f:\temp:
  /copycache "" "image/png" /CopyFilesFolder "f:\temp" /UseWebSiteDirStructure 0
• Copy all files from the cache to f:\temp:
  /copycache "" "" /CopyFilesFolder "f:\temp" /UseWebSiteDirStructure 0

Translating IECacheView to other languages

In order to translate IECacheView to other language, follow the instructions below:

1. Run IECacheView with /savelangfile parameter:
   IECacheView.exe /savelangfile
   A file named IECacheView_lng.ini will be created in the folder of IECacheView utility.
2. Open the created language file in Notepad or in any other text editor.
3. Translate all string entries to the desired language. Optionally, you can also add your name and/or a link to your Web site. (TranslatorName and TranslatorURL values) If you add this information, it'll be used in the 'About' window.
4. After you finish the translation, Run IECacheView, and all translated strings will be loaded from the language file.
   If you want to run IECacheView without the translation, simply rename the language file, or move it to another folder.