Internet Temp File Location Microsoft Edge

Question

Hi Team,

where is the location that Microsoft Edge browser will cache temp download files? in Internet Explore will download the files in to C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\ same like this where is the location that Edge browser will download the temp internet files,

basically I want to know,

while downloading .pdf file through the MS Edge, before mowing to the default Downloads folder which location it will cache the .pdf file?

Regards,

Rohan

Answer 1

Hi, I'm Elise, a fellow user like yourself and I'd be happy to help with your issue.

With the new versions of Edge the files aren't stored like that in the traditional sense. For file downloads specifically they are held in the location you are trying to download as a temporary file before renaming to the actual filename.

For cached data it is store in: C:\Users[username]\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data

But this isn't readable to a user in the way that Internet Explorer data was, you would need specialised software.

Please let me know if you need any further assistance.

Kind Regards,

Elise

Answer 2

Hi Elise,

thanks for your prompt reply on my query

I was looking for the same file structure that IE was using, so in this case I have to look for deferent mechanism to get download files for MS Edge. anyway once a gain thank you for your info.

Best regards,

Rohan

Answer 3

Provided you have only one Edge profile, you'll find all the downloaded files in:

%localappdata%\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Cache\Cache_Data

Answer 4

HI _AW_

yes, in this folder contains data, but its not readable.

Best regards,

Rohan

Answer 5

It won't have the name or file extension; you sort by time or file size to narrow down the potential target.

e.g. Looking for a PDF, I sort by size then open potential target files until I find the PDF file header.

Copy it out and rename it.