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Internet Explorer Cookies Folder

SurfDev 21 Reputation points
2021-04-17T16:54:17.08+00:00

Hi, I have received a project in which my client want to get cookies information of IE 11. I checked how to get IE cookies folder path. In VB.NET folder path can be get using CreateObject("shell.application").Namespace("shell:Cookies").self.Path.

However my problem is in C:\Users\Sudam Dineetha\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCookies folder there is a file named deprecated.cookie and inside it there is a message saying "Cookies are no longer stored in files. Please use InternetCookie APIs to access cookies." So if cookies are not stored in files, where are they stored. Can you explain this new update and technology behind it. Thank you.

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  1. Carl Fan 6,881 Reputation points
    2021-04-19T09:05:06.833+00:00

    Hi,
    As far as I know, this is by design after Windows 10 1709.
    As you said, If we run shell:cookies and activate hidden files in Explorer you see a file called deprecated.cookie with this content:

    Cookies are no longer stored in files. Please use InternetCookie APIs to access cookies.

    So Microsoft has changed this and no longer stores them in single files.
    Below are some information about IE Development Team Support.
    https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/89aabed0-1c4b-4cbe-90e3-df409a545c0b/cookies?forum=ieextensiondevelopment
    Hope this helps and please help to accept as Answer if the response is useful.
    Best Regards,
    Carl

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