Civilization 4 Logs by Civilization

What is Civilization 4 Logs?

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How do I clean Civilization 4 Logs?

Civilization 4 Logs 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.

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

Files

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

1. Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Beyond the Sword\Logs\*
   • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Games\Beyond the Sword\Logs\*
2. Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\Logs\*
   • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\Logs\*
3. Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization IV Colonization\Logs\*
   • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization IV Colonization\Logs\*
4. Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Warlords\Logs\*
   • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Games\Warlords\Logs\*
5. Type dir %ProgramFiles%\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\*.txt
   • On 64-Bit also: Type dir %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\*.txt
6. Type dir %ProgramFiles%\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\Beyond the Sword\*.txt
   • On 64-Bit also: Type dir %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\Beyond the Sword\*.txt
7. Type dir %ProgramFiles%\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\Warlords\*.txt
   • On 64-Bit also: Type dir %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\Warlords\*.txt
8. Type dir %ProgramFiles%\2K Games\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization IV Colonization\*.txt
   • On 64-Bit also: Type dir %ProgramFiles(x86)%\2K Games\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization IV Colonization\*.txt
9. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore\Program Files*
   • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\VirtualStore\Program Files*
10. For all the folders that were listed in the previous step:
    Type dir {folder}\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\*.txt where {folder} is one of the folders listed in the previous step.
11. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore\Program Files*
    • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\VirtualStore\Program Files*
12. For all the folders that were listed in the previous step:
    Type dir {folder}\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\Beyond the Sword\*.txt where {folder} is one of the folders listed in the previous step.
13. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore\Program Files*
    • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\VirtualStore\Program Files*
14. For all the folders that were listed in the previous step:
    Type dir {folder}\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\Warlords\*.txt where {folder} is one of the folders listed in the previous step.
15. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore\Program Files*
    • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\VirtualStore\Program Files*
16. For all the folders that were listed in the previous step:
    Type dir {folder}\2K Games\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization IV Colonization\*.txt where {folder} is one of the folders listed in the previous step.

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

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