# Another dumb computer question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-dumb-computer-question/155151>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 14, 2003, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-dumb-computer-question/155151 "2003-02-14T20:55:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![insider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bbe5ce/32.png) [@insider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/insider)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2003, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-dumb-computer-question/155151/1 "2003-02-14T20:55:54Z")

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Where are all the locations on the average computer that your internet history can be found? I know that you can find them under history in IE and also in C:Win/WINNT temporary internet files but where else are they to be found?

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**Author:** ![Bongmaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Bongmaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bongmaster)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2003, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-dumb-computer-question/155151/2 "2003-02-14T20:57:22Z")

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c:\windows\Temporary Internet Files

…or something to that effect under Win98

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**Author:** ![UnwrittenNocturne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/6de8d8/32.png) [@UnwrittenNocturne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UnwrittenNocturne)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2003, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-dumb-computer-question/155151/3 "2003-02-14T20:57:39Z")

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index.dat is a good place on Win box. There are ways to get rid of it though. Check google for ideas on this

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**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2003, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-dumb-computer-question/155151/4 "2003-02-14T21:00:42Z")

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Perhaps under Documents and Settings/(user)/Recent?

Wassup? Visit a site from work that you want to scrub off your hard drive? 🙂

What OS are you using? NT? XP?

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**Author:** ![insider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bbe5ce/32.png) [@insider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/insider)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2003, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-dumb-computer-question/155151/5 "2003-02-14T21:29:02Z")

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Windows 2000 operating system. No, I am very careful about using the internet at work but I was just curious where the history could be located. I have seven mapped drives for various reasons.