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Help I cannot delete some unwanted cookies

Aug 19, 2011 5:51AM PDT

I use Windows Vista/Explorer; I have some cookies that WILL NOT delete. The type is Paintshop Pro I guess thats what they opened in so that is how they are saved.
I have located them and tried right clicking them and clicking delete but they will not go away.
BTW- I did clean out all of my cookies but these stayed behind. Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks

Note: This post was edited by a forum moderator to remove email address on 08/19/2011 at 1:38 PM PT

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Temporary Internet Files
Aug 19, 2011 9:07AM PDT

The folder is Temporary Internet Files. I right click on it and try to delete but it doesn't work. I already had cleaned out my cookies so there are not that many in there.

Thank you for having them remove my email... I did not think of that.
I appreciate your help.
Alan

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Don't Delete The Entire TIF Folder
Aug 19, 2011 1:07PM PDT

Instead, try restarting the computer into Safe Mode, then using Explorer, navigate to the same "Temporary Internet Files" folder, open it, then try deleting the cookies that reside there. They should disappear while you're in Safe Mode. If not, then a command line "Del" from Safe Mode should make them go away.

Hope this helps

Grif

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Didn't work
Aug 20, 2011 5:31AM PDT

Okay, I went in under safe mode; I tried to right click and delete and selected them and pressed Del.... it didn't work. Not sure what to try next? Thanks for your help!

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This looks like something else then
Aug 20, 2011 5:33AM PDT

Tell us why you believe this is a cookie, how you found out, and what it says.

Did CCleaner list it in it's Cookies list? If not it is not a standard cookie.

Mark

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TIF
Aug 20, 2011 6:44AM PDT

It is located in the TIF file; I thought all items in the TIF file were cookies. I just went back in and looked it does not say it is a cookie. It has a web-address and expiration just like a cookie does. It is from bing.com and was opened with paintshop pro so under Type is says paintshop pro. What else could this be? Sorry I do not know that much about this. Thank you for the help. Alan

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Not a cookie then.
Aug 20, 2011 6:56AM PDT

The TIF holds all other web files as well as cookies. (In fact I wasn't sure cookies were held in the TIF, but there you go, I learn something everyday).

The TIF holds web page images, and other web page content, so this Photoshop file is something else.

Again, I am surprised that CCleaner does not get rid.

Have you tried the direct approach yet? Open a Command prompt, navigate to this TIF folder, and delete it from there.

Why do you want to delete this file?

Mark

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TIF
Aug 20, 2011 7:11AM PDT

I thought they were cookies and I was mad that a website placed them on my computer and I could not remove them. I have heard that cookies can be good or bad and any that will not allow me to remove them I figured had to be bad.
Not sure how to get to the TIF file through the command prompt. I may just let these expire since it doesn't appear to be a cookie.
Thank you again

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Try CCleaner
Aug 19, 2011 6:08AM PDT

The 'free' version here; http://www.piriform.com/CCLEANER

Cookies are always browser related files, so I am unsure of your reference to PaintShop Pro.

Where did you locate these, what folder in Windows?

Use CCleaner but before running its cleaner head over to its Options > Cookies area to save the cookies you need.

By the way, posting your email address in public forms is not advised as spam bots can grab it for spamming emails. I have asked the Forum Admin to remove your email address.

Mark

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ccleaner
Aug 19, 2011 8:59AM PDT

Sorry I forgot to mention that I tried ccleaner but it didn't help. I tried AVG to scan and remove tracking cookies that didn't help either.
How is it that a cookie can be placed on your computer and you cannot remove it? Seems that there has to be a way.
Thanks