Windows Presentation Foundation Font Cache by Windows

What is Windows Presentation Foundation Font Cache?

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How do I clean Windows Presentation Foundation Font Cache?

Windows Presentation Foundation Font 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 Windows Presentation Foundation Font Cache
with AppCleaner

If you want to clean Windows Presentation Foundation Font Cache manually, you can follow the steps outlined below. There are four locations in the file system where Windows Presentation Foundation Font Cache stores data that can be cleaned.

Files

To clean your file system from files stored by Windows Presentation Foundation Font 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 Windows Presentation Foundation Font Cache that can be cleaned:

1. Type dir %SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings\LocalService\Local Settings\Application Data\FontCache*.dat
2. Type dir %SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings\LocalService\Local Settings\Application Data\~FontCache*.dat
3. Type dir %WinDir%\ServiceProfiles\LocalService\AppData\Local\FontCache*.dat
4. Type dir %WinDir%\ServiceProfiles\LocalService\AppData\Local\~FontCache*.dat
5. Type dir %SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings\LocalService\Local Settings\Application Data\WPFFontCache_v0400-*.dat
6. Type dir %WinDir%\ServiceProfiles\LocalService\AppData\Local\WPFFontCache_v0400-*.dat

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

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