[Thinkpad] Re: mysterious hidden files in Win98

Jeffrey
If you are using Outlook Express and Internet Explorer then they may be
responsible for some of the hidden files.
According to the author of this web site

<http://www.fuckmicrosoft.com/content/ms-hidden-files.shtml>

IE and Outlook keep hidden caches of your browser and e-mail history in
files that have been made "invisible" to Windows.
The guy's obviously not objective but I'd still be interested to know if
these files actually exist.
I tried checking the desktop (that dare not speak its name) but of
course the hard drive is NTFS and DOS 6.2 can't see it.
The solid state 560 has a FAT16 drive but no IE.
Perhaps someone with a dual boot machine (or a FAT 16 drive) can have a
look?

-- 
Andrew in Ann Arbor
technology is the answer, what was the question?
Here's the summery from the web site:
SUMMARY:
There are folders on your computer that Microsoft has tried hard to keep 
secret. Within these folders you will find two major things: Microsoft 
Internet Explorer has not been clearing your browsing history after you 
have instructed it to do so, and Microsoft's Outlook Express has not 
been deleting your e-mail correspondence after you've erased them from 
your Deleted Items bin. (This also includes all incoming and outgoing 
file attachments.) And believe me, that's not even the half of it.
When I say these files are hidden well, I really mean it. If you don't 
have any knowledge of DOS then don't plan on finding these files on your 
own. I say this because these files/folders won't be displayed in 
Windows Explorer at all -- only DOS. (Even after you have enabled 
Windows Explorer to "show all files.") And to top it off, the only way 
to find them in DOS is if you knew the exact location of them. 
Basically, what I'm saying is if you didn't know the files existed then 
the chances of you running across them is slim to slimmer.
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