understanding cache

[Ivan Myles]

Deleting Cache Files

Open a Premiere Pro project (preferably one without any imported assets) and select the following:

Edit > Preferences > Media…

.. then click Clean

Open After Effects but do not open a project file. Close the Welcome panel and select the following:

Edit > Preferences > Media & Disk Cache

.. then click Empty Disk Cache and Clean Database & Cache

In both applications note the folder location for each cache. In Windows the default location is:

C: | Users | YourUserAccountName | AppData | Roaming | Adobe | Common

Close the Adobe applications. Open your OS file manager (e.g. My Computer in Windows), navigate to the cache folder(s), and delete any remaining files from the “Media Cache” and “Media Cache Files” subfolders.

Deleting Preview Files

In Windows preview files are saved in a folder called “Adobe Premiere Pro Preview Files” located in the same folder as the project files (.prproj). It is OK to delete the unwanted preview folders (called ProjectFileName.PRV) or individual videos within.

Finally, empty the OS recycle bin or waste basket to permanently remove the deleted files. This procedure will likely free-up several GB of space on your drive.

[Casey Culver]

In your toolbar under Premier Pro, there is “Preferences.” Hit that bad boy and go to “Media.” There’s two things you can do here:

1) Under “Media Cache Database” hit the ole “Clean” button. If you haven’t done that in a while, it could cut that file in your Library > Application Support > Adobe… down by a large multiple. And I wouldn’t go deleting stuff out of any Library folders manually since Premier Pro will do it for you.

2) The second thing you can do is under the same Media tab in Preferences, you can point that Media Cache Database to another disc by hitting the “Browse” button. Maybe you got a 1tb drive in another bay of your system… This will keep you from having to clean as often

One last thing that’s pretty cool is CleanGenius – it’s a dope little $10 program for macs that will show you your largest folders or files on a disc..

[Juha Vanhakartano]

Hello,

Does my cs6 project stay intact if I clean the media cache database.

Juha Vanhakartano

[Casey Culver]

Yes