Some more follow up.
Using DOS, the TEMP\TIF contains one folder, "Content.IE5", and it contains four folders and two files:
48B320EI
JH9O5DDL
W5LJ862E
Y23K1SUM
desktop.ini
index.dat
Each of the above folders contain numerous files but do not contain an index.dat.
Using DOS, this is the TEMP folder listing:
acrord32_sbx
Cookies
History
Temporary Internet Files
WPDNSE
When checking the History folder in Explorer it lists a History.IE5 folder which when clicked or double-clicked does nothing and you would assume that it contains no file or further folder information. Attributes on both the History and History.IE5 are hidden and system. The History folder properties show tabs as normal but the History.IE5 shows only the "General" tab. But, checking the History folder using DOS reveals:
A History.IE5 folder containing:
MSHist012014022420140303
MSHist012014030320140304
MSHist012014030420140305
MSHist012014030520140306
MSHist012014030620140307
desktop.ini
index.dat
Each of the MSH... folders contain the desktop.ini and index.dat files only.
Using DOS, this is the folder and file listing for the "Content.IE5" folder where I moved the TIF using the "move folder" options in IE8:
0530OOQF
3IQDZ6IZ
48B320EI
7K7WLRAR
JH9O5DDL
QZIGC6T0
W5LJ862E
Y23K1SUM
desktop.in
index.dat
Each of the folders listed above contain multiple files and Index.dat and desktop.ini.
But, checking the TIF folder in Explorer where the TIF folder was moved using the IE8 "move folders" option, the TIF folder viewed with Explorer lists a long list of files and does not consist of any other folder nor does a Desktop.ini or Index.dat file show. The next anomaly for the new TIF folder when viewing the "Properties" of the TIF folder shows only a "General" tab and not the normal General, Sharing, Security and Customize tabs that folders usually have.
An anomaly arises after using CCleaner to remove excess files from the TIF. Once CCleaner has been run, using Explorer to view the TIF folder, the "Content.IE" folder is visible and viewing it there are seven folders and the files Desktop.ini and Index.dat. Each folder can be viewed for their content. Checking the TIF folder properties now show all the appropriate tabs. But after a system reboot, the TIF folder changes to a long list of files only -- no folders or the Desktop.ini or Index.dat show.
After moving the TIF through the IE8 "move files" options, I deleted the TEMP\TIF folder. Can't do anything about the History or Cookies however. And, IE8 now does show the correct new TIF location and has ceased showing the location as the C:\ . .\TEMP\TIF folder as it once was.
These are the four "cache" registry locations that change when the Temporary Internet Files is moved using IE8 "move folder" option:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-527237240-1177238915-682003330-1003\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-527237240-1177238915-682003330-1003\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders