Apple Installer Cache by Apple

What is Apple Installer Cache?

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Overview

How do I clean Apple Installer Cache?

Apple Installer 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 Apple Installer Cache
with AppCleaner

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

Files

To clean your file system from files stored by Apple Installer 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 Apple Installer Cache that can be cleaned:

1. Type dir %ALLUSERSPROFILE%/Apple/Installer Cache
   • Windows XP: Type dir %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data/Apple/Installer Cache
2. Type dir %ALLUSERSPROFILE%/Apple Computer/Installer Cache
   • Windows XP: Type dir %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data/Apple Computer/Installer Cache

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