View My History &Temporary Internet Files

[Jackielangr]

Is there any way I can view what web sites have been accessed on my computer by a n other if they have deleted history and temporary internet files

[Closer]

In a word....no.

[jenstar]

IF you're on Windows, they have used Internet Explorer and they have not cleared the cache before closing the browser session, then yes, there's index.dat. You'd be best doing a web search for how to find this because it's a bit tricky and certainly rather too involved to go into here.

[ICEMANSAV]

If you are usin MSN, then go into the history button on the top bar ( looks like a clock ) and it can give you sites viewed up to a month ago, however they can clear this cache and this won't be able to be viewed.

[stevie21]

In a word, yes. By using your browser's options to delete the files, the files themselves are not actually deleted - just the link that makes them easy to view. If you took my Yellow Pages from me, it wouldn't stop the phone number for my local plumber existing, I just wouldn't be able to find it. They're still on the hard drive but your PC will know that if it needs the space it can overwrite them - if you don't use the hard drive space, they'll stay there. I don't actually know how to access them but they are there unless you use a program to clean your internet tracks - these progs go to the trouble to overwriting these files with empty space to erase them completely. On a cheery note - this is how people with child porn (like Gary Glitter) get arrested : they delete the files and assume that they're gone forever and then someone in a PC repair shop finds the files.

[evenstar]

you may find a list of websites in your cookies

[jenstar]

Index.dat can be deleted manually - you don't need to buy a special program, provided you're comfortable with typing in DOS commands. For those of us who used computers in the pre-Windows days (say, nine or ten years ago), this is no big deal, though it might be a little daunting for newcomers.