What is Jagex Cache?

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Overview

Jagex Cache is published by Jagex. You can find out more about Jagex Cache at its official website or at Jagex's website.


How do I clean Jagex Cache?

Jagex Cache may store excess, temporary data on your computer that can take up valuable space. It may also store private data such as passwords or browsing history in the registry or on the file system. The easiest way to erase this data is by downloading AppCleaner, it is 100% free and about 1MB in size. A portable version is also available.

Clean Jagex Cache
with AppCleaner

If you want to clean Jagex Cache manually, you can follow the steps outlined below. There are two locations in the file system where Jagex Cache stores data that can be cleaned.

Files

To clean your file system from files stored by Jagex Cache and to gain free disk space, examine the following file system locations. First of all, open a command prompt window:

  • Hit the Windows key , usually located in the lower left of your keyboard between the Ctrl and Alt keys.
  • Windows XP/Vista/7: Click Run...
  • Type cmd
  • Hit Enter

Now list all the files stored by Jagex Cache that can be cleaned:

  1. Type dir %UserProfile%/jagex*
  2. For all the folders that were listed in the previous step:
    Type dir /s {folder}\* where {folder} is one of the folders listed in the previous step.
  3. Type dir %WinDir%/.jagex*

Among the files listed in the previous steps, there can be one file which is essential to Jagex Cache and must not be deleted. To identify it:

  1. Type dir %UserProfile%/jagexcache/jagexlauncher

Once you have identified the files stored by Jagex Cache that you want to clean, delete them using the del command or Windows Explorer.