What is NVIDIA GFExperience Logs?
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How do I clean NVIDIA GFExperience Logs?
NVIDIA GFExperience 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.
Clean NVIDIA GFExperience Logs
with AppCleaner
If you want to clean NVIDIA GFExperience Logs manually, you can follow the steps outlined below.
There are seven locations in the file system where NVIDIA GFExperience Logs stores data that can be cleaned.
Files
Warning: Proceed very carefully when deleting files. Always revise the files you are about to remove. Removing important files can damage your system.
To clean your file system from files stored by NVIDIA GFExperience Logs and to gain free disk space, examine the following file system locations.
First of all, open a command prompt window:
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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 NVIDIA GFExperience Logs that can be cleaned:
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Type dir /s %SystemDrive%\NvidiaLogging\GFExperience\GridClientLog.log*
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Type dir %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\NVIDIA Corporation\GeForce Experience\Logs\*.log
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Windows XP: Type dir %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\NVIDIA Corporation\GeForce Experience\Logs\*.log
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Type dir %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\NVIDIA Corporation\ShadowPlay\*.log
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Windows XP: Type dir %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\NVIDIA Corporation\ShadowPlay\*.log
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Type dir %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\NVIDIA Corporation\ShadowPlay\*.bak
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Windows XP: Type dir %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\NVIDIA Corporation\ShadowPlay\*.bak
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Type dir %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\NVIDIA Corporation\ShadowPlay\*.stat
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Windows XP: Type dir %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\NVIDIA Corporation\ShadowPlay\*.stat
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Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%\NVIDIA Corporation\GFExperience\*.log
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Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\NVIDIA Corporation\GFExperience\*.log
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Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%\NVIDIA Corporation\ShadowPlay\*.log
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Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\NVIDIA Corporation\ShadowPlay\*.log
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Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%\NVIDIA Corporation\ShadowPlay\*.bak
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Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\NVIDIA Corporation\ShadowPlay\*.bak
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Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\GeForce Experience\Logs\*.log
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Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\VirtualStore\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\GeForce Experience\Logs\*.log
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Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\ShadowPlay\*.log
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Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\VirtualStore\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\ShadowPlay\*.log
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Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\ShadowPlay\*.bak
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Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\VirtualStore\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\ShadowPlay\*.bak
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Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\ShadowPlay\*.stat
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Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\VirtualStore\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\ShadowPlay\*.stat
Once you have identified the files stored by NVIDIA GFExperience Logs that you want to clean, delete them using the del command or Windows Explorer.