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How do I clean SimCity 4?

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

Files

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

1. Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Documents\SimCity 4\Exception Reports\*.mdmp
   • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\My Documents\SimCity 4\Exception Reports\*.mdmp
2. Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Documents\SimCity 4\Exception Reports\*.txt
   • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\My Documents\SimCity 4\Exception Reports\*.txt
3. Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Documents\SimCity 4\HTTPCache\*
   • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\My Documents\SimCity 4\HTTPCache\*
4. Type dir %ProgramFiles%\Maxis\SimCity 4 Deluxe\Apps\*.txt
   • On 64-Bit also: Type dir %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Maxis\SimCity 4 Deluxe\Apps\*.txt
5. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore\Program Files*
   • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\VirtualStore\Program Files*
6. For all the folders that were listed in the previous step:
   Type dir {folder}\Maxis\SimCity 4 Deluxe\Apps\*.txt where {folder} is one of the folders listed in the previous step.

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

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