[GUIDE]Auto Cache Deletion

[Chrispee]

Please Modify the file locations if this is not where you installed World of Warcraft.
It will not harm your system in any way, it will only deletes your cache folder and then runs wow automatically. Why do this? Well, we update the database several times a day with the latest fixes. The cache holds a general copy of everything you see in the game. So, if you get a quest when it is broken, and later we fix it, you won't see the fix until you delete your cache. This is *very* important, clearing the cache will ensure that your game experience is as good as possible and that you run into the minimum amount of bugs. Note that this cache only holds temporary game data, it does not hold your preferences or your macros, so there is *zero* harm in deleting this folder.


Step 1:

Create a new notepad file and put the following into it:

@echo off
C:
cd program files
cd world of warcraft
rd /s /q cache -x
@cls

Then select "save as"

click save type as pull down menu and select "All Files"

Name the file wow.bat

Then place this on the C: drive, in the root folder of the drive (ie C:\)

Step 2:
Create another new notepad file and put the following into it:

Set wshshell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set oExec = wshshell.Exec ("c:\wow.bat")

Do While oExec.Status = 0

WScript.Sleep 100

Loop

Set wowExec = wshshell.Exec("c:\program files\world of warcraft\wow.exe")

Set wowExec = Nothing
Set wshshell = Nothing

Then select "save as"

Click "save type" as pull down menu and select "All Files"

Name the file wow.vbs

Then place this on the C: drive, in the root folder of the drive (ie C:\)

Right click wow.vbs and create shortcut. Place this shortcut on the desktop and when you double click it, it will delete your cache and run wow. You can even change the icon too the blizzard one.

[LJN]

Nice thats smart thinking +rep x2
Edit: cant give rep to the same post twice

[HumanAlien]

thx man! +rep if I could heh..

[iccy]

Nice guide... I bet this could be done with autoit too :P anyways +Rep

[*TraPStaR*]

+Rep from me thanks sure will use thanks again

[Chrispee]

Bump still players need it

[CelticMoon]

Thank you for bumping it

[stoneharry]

You can reset a player's cache from the server without any client edits. Just increment the cache version in the cache version packet sent.

[Chrispee]

Yep harry but not al servers do that

[stoneharry]

Yep harry but not al servers do that

All Mangos/TrinityCore ones do.