What is PHPStorm Cache?

Read more
by PHPStorm

Overview

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

Users on average believe that PHPStorm Cache's quality is ok. Most users give it a rating of three stars.


How do I clean PHPStorm Cache?

PHPStorm 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 PHPStorm Cache
with AppCleaner

If you want to clean PHPStorm Cache manually, you can follow the steps outlined below. There is one location in the file system where PHPStorm Cache stores data that can be cleaned.

Files

To clean your file system from files stored by PHPStorm Cache and to gain free disk space, examine the following file system location. 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 PHPStorm Cache that can be cleaned:

  1. Type dir /s %UserProfile%\.WebIde40\system\caches\*

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

0 Comments