Civilization 4 Cache by Civilization

What is Civilization 4 Cache?

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Overview

How do I clean Civilization 4 Cache?

Civilization 4 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 Civilization 4 Cache
with AppCleaner

If you want to clean Civilization 4 Cache manually, you can follow the steps outlined below. There are seven locations in the file system where Civilization 4 Cache stores data that can be cleaned.

Files

To clean your file system from files stored by Civilization 4 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 Civilization 4 Cache that can be cleaned:

1. Type dir %APPDATA%/My Games/Beyond the Sword/cache/*.dat
2. Type dir %APPDATA%/My Games/Sid Meier's Civilization 4/cache/*.dat
3. Type dir %APPDATA%/My Games/Warlords/cache/*.dat
4. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%/My Games/Beyond the Sword/cache/*.dat
   • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data/My Games/Beyond the Sword/cache/*.dat
5. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%/My Games/Sid Meier's Civilization 4/cache/*.dat
   • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data/My Games/Sid Meier's Civilization 4/cache/*.dat
6. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%/My Games/Sid Meier's Civilization IV Colonization/cache/*.dat
   • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data/My Games/Sid Meier's Civilization IV Colonization/cache/*.dat
7. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%/My Games/Warlords/cache/*.dat
   • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data/My Games/Warlords/cache/*.dat

Once you have identified the files stored by Civilization 4 Cache that you want to clean, delete them using the del command or Windows Explorer.