[Fixed] Cannot Delete Temporary Internet Files on Windows 10

Cannot delete temporary internet files on Windows 10

When we visit the website in the browser, some temporary internet files will be automatically saved on our computer disk, so that we can revisit these websites more quickly.

However, many temporary internet files may sit idle on the computer and occupy the computer’s space. So we need to delete these temporary internet files to free up computer space.

Why not able to delete temp internet files in Windows 10?

Why do we fail to delete temporary internet files?

First of all, since temporary internet files are not equivalent to temporary files, it is difficult for us to delete these files directly on the PC. Secondly, these temporary internet files cannot be successfully deleted when the methods are not correct.

In this article, we will provide some ways on how to delete temporary internet files in Windows 10.

How to delete temporary internet files on Windows 10

Many users claim to have encountered the problem of cannot delete temporary internet files on Windows 10 with Disk Cleanup, and they are desperate to find a way to deal with it properly. So in what follows, we will focus on finding effective ways to delete temporary internet files.

│Method 1. Delete temporary internet files via Control Panel

To effectively delete temporary internet files, you can try deleting web browsing information in the Control Panel and setting not to keep browsing history. Please follow the detailed steps below:

Steps 1. Select Control Panel in the Start menu, click "Network and Internet" and "Internet Options" in order.

Step 2. In the "Internet Properties" window that pops up, tick "Delete browsing history on exit". Click "Settings" and set the website file data.

│Method 2. Delete temporary internet files in the browser setting

How to delete temporary internet files on Windows 10? You can also clean up temporary internet files from the root - delete cache and temporary files in different browsers. There's a universal formula: enter the browser settings/select Internet/find the option to clear temporary files. Here, we take Chrome and Firefox as examples.

Case 1. Delete temporary internet files in Chrome

Please refer to the following operations to delete temporary internet files in Chrome:

Step 1. Click the three-dot logo in the upper right of the main interface, then click "More Tools" and "Clear Browsing Data".

Step 2. Select "Browsing history", "Download history", "Cookies and other site data" and "cached images and files" in the pooped up window.

Step 3. Click on "Clear Data" to remove all selected options.

Case 2. Delete temporary internet files in Firefox

The way to delete internet files in Firefox is similar.

Step 1. Get into the interface of "Settings".

Step 2. You can see "Privacy & Security", click it.

Step 3. Find "Cookies and Site Data", click "Clear Data".

A reliable PC Cleaner to delete temporary internet files on Windows 10

With the above methods, you can get rid of the cannot delete temporary internet files on Windows 10 dilemma. In addition, we are inclined to recommend AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard, a more convenient and practical free computer cleaner.

It can not only scan out and delete temporary internet files in your computer thoroughly, but also find system junk files and registry junk files that cause headaches for many Windows users. You can free up space of your PC with just a few simple clicks.

PS.: Hot functions such as wipe hard drive, resize a partition, format a partition are also provided for you.

Step 1. Download and open this powerful PC cleaner, click "Free up" and "PC Cleaner".

Step 2. It will show you how much space may be freed, click "Start Scan" to scan your PC.

Step 3. Be patient, you will get results soon.

Step 4. All junk files on your computer will be listed in order, choose the target junk files and click "Clean All".

Step 5. Select "Back" to turn to the main interface of this PC cleaning tool.

│Bonus tip: Delete large files to free up space

In addition to junk files, there are many large files in the computer. If you want to get more free space, please upgrade to the Professional Version and use the "Delete Large Files" function. With it, scan all large files on the disk including redundant/duplicate files becomes an easy thing. And you can free up space by deleting target large files.

Step 1. Download and open the Demo Version, click "Free up" and "Delete Large Files".

Step 2. In the interface, choose some disk you want to free up, click "Start Scan", the large files in those drive will be found out soon. 

Step 3. After the scan, all large files in the partition you select will be listed, choose the target large files and click "Delete". There're some files marked in red, you should be more careful when dealing with them.

Step 4. Click "Delete All" to totally clean the selected large files from your PC.

To sum up

Look, AOMEI Partition Assistant can successfully help you solve the problem of cannot delete temporary internet files on Windows 10. In addition, you can enjoy privileges such as moving files from one SSD to another, moving installed programs from one drive to another, converting GPT to MBR, etc. Come and try it now!