The temporary Internet files folder is the location on your hard disk where Web pages and files (such as graphics) are stored as you view them. Usually this is the "cache" folder in your installation directory, such as "c:\MSIE40\cache". This makes it faster to open pages you frequently visit and have already seen, because you can open them from your hard disk instead of from the Internet. Increasing the space you set for this folder can increase how fast previously visited pages are displayed, but decreases the amount of space available for other files on your computer. You can set the size of this folder or empty it to control how much space it uses on your hard disk. You can also change the folder
Internet files are also stored on your computer when you subscribe to Web sites. You can also view and display temporary Internet files without being connected to the Internet.