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Re: Cache fles not longer in htm format

Subject: Re: Cache fles not longer in htm format
From: "John H Meyers" <jhmeyers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:31:15 -0500
Newsgroups: opera.general

On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:03:51 -0500, David W. Hodgins wrote:

JHM:
>> But at the same time,
>> my "cache4" directory currently contains 1385 objects,
>> totaling 16.1 MB, according to Windows,
>> and my opera:cache tab does currently occupy many full screens,
>> but _my_ "dcache4.url" file remains the same 20 bytes all the while

DWH:
> Sorry, I have to ask.  Are you looking in the same directory
> shown for the Cache in the Paths section, of Help/About Opera?

I can understand why you'd ask :)

Well, my "opera:about" tab says (directly copying and pasting):

Cache
C:\Documents and Settings\myname\Application Data\Opera\Opera\profile\cache4\

While my Windows Explorer's "Address" field says
(also directly copying and pasting):

C:\Documents and Settings\myname\Application Data\Opera\Opera\profile\cache4

(as well as being populated with currently time-stamped files,
in the only instance of Opera ever yet used on this [new] computer).

So yes, I think these are the same.

"Properties" of "dcache4" in that folder says it's 20 bytes,
but of course Windows is showing that as a "shortcut"
(and hiding its extension, even though not hiding other files' extensions),
so I'll try opening a "command window" (cmd.exe) and doing a DIR command:

07/31/2008  12:17 AM                20 dcache4.url
                1 File(s)             20 bytes

Hmm... now I'll try "command.com" and then a DIR command:

07/31/2008  12:22 AM                20 dcache4.url
                1 File(s)             20 bytes

It could be that Windows is up to some tricks,
hiding the real file, but I just can't seem to figure out
how to find out if that's the case (how did Ed Jay get his info?)

I'll report back later if I gain any further insight.

Thanks again.

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