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Unable to use View Source in Internet Explorer

If you find yourself unable to view the source of any website in Internet Explorer then here is how to resolve it.

Viewing the source of any website by either clicking on View and then Source or by right clicking and selecting View Source is a useful way of finding out just how that web developer did that thing.

To do this, Internet Explorer saves a Notepad file in to your Temporary Internet Files directory. Now, if that directory is full, there won't be an error message - nothing will happen at all!

Thankfully, you need not be frustrated about this because the cure is simple. Just follow these steps below:

1. Open Internet Explorer
2. Click on Tools
3. Select Internet Options
4. Under the General Tab, press the button marked Delete Files which is located in the Temporary Internet Files section.

Hey presto! You'll now be able to view your source code again. Be warned, however, that the deleting of Temporary Internet Files may take quite a long time - so have a cup of tea to hand.