Deleted cookies, history & temp files, now I can't view pages offline

[johnt123]

I wonder if anyone has ever had this problem and knows how to fix it. <br>I downloaded the new IE5.5 and thought I might make a fresh start with all my favourites. I emptied the cookies and history and automcomplete stuff and then made some new favourites available offline. The trouble is I can no longer view any pages until I have gone online.<br>For a while I was able to view pages offline after having clicked File / Work offline / and then clicked Refresh but even this isn't working now and I have to be connected before I can view any pages offline.<br>Please if anyone can help...reply to this message. <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Thankyou....<br><br>

 

[ladin]

What probably happened is you opted to&nbsp;&nbsp;delete all offline content as well as just the temp files. when you clear temp files there should be a box that says &quot;Delete all offline content&quot; and if that box somehow got clicked then all your pages that were available offline would have been deleted. Thats the only thing I can think of. <p>Ladin<br><a href=mailto:matchu_14@hotmail.com>matchu_14@hotmail.com</a><br><a href= > </a><br>Tech support for 1 1/2 years, build computers, messed with C, HTML, Working on Flash, Role-Playing Game Junkie (Diablo2)

 

[johnt123]

Ladin..thanks for the attempt, but I still have the problem. If I had inadvertantly ticked the box for 'Delete All Off-line Content' it still doesn't explain why I can't view the pages I've made available off-line since then. Today I tried a drastic measure, having already tried a fresh download of IE5.5, I re-installed Win98...and found that never made any difference. <br>Is it possible do you think, that I may have deleted a 'desktop.ini' file.&nbsp;&nbsp;I was reading something today about emptying the 'Temporary Internet Files' folder. It said that all the files in here could be deleted except the 'desktop.ini' files.&nbsp;&nbsp;Well, I've looked in that folder and I can't see any files called 'desktop.ini'. So, if I have deleted them, is there some way of getting them back?<br>Thanks for trying.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;John

 

[yandso]

Have you tried re-syncronizing the pages that you have set to view off-line. I have not done that in a while but I do remember having to schedule them to be updated.

It is worth a shot.

Roj