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September 25, 2010

Clean Your Windows XP SP2 DllCache Files Regularly

In Microsoft Windows SP2 , there was a Folder name dllcache. This folder holds temporary cache files and sometimes can be up to 2.5 Gb files. This is Junk ! Cleaning all the files in DLLCACHE folder will increase hard disk space and performance.
How to remove files in dllcache folder to increase space and performance :-

1 - The dllcache folder can be found at C:/Windows/System32/DllCache to locate it

* Click Start > Run > type in CMD and hit enter > then type C:\>cd windows\system32\dllcache then enter


Once you are in the dllcache directory, you can view the files by typing dir and the enter

*  To delete all the files just typing del *.* and then type y to confirm . Wait until all files deleted.


You can view the files again by typing dir to confirm files deleted.

2 - Checking this folder can be run weekly or monthly . Everyday checking is not recomended.

Other Tips :  Delete with normal windows explorer are not recomended , this will cause windows 'hung', that why command prompt (dos) is used for.