A free utility to scan and delete video cache files from your computer's drives, freeing up disk space
VideoCacheView is a free utility for Windows that finds and deletes video cache files from various applications. These cached video files can take up significant storage space over time and are generally safe to remove.
VideoCacheView scans local hard drives as well as removable media for video cache files used by media players, web browsers, and other software that plays video. It searches for files created by applications like Windows Media Player, Media Player Classic, VLC Media Player, Firefox, Chrome, and others.
After scanning, VideoCacheView displays all the cached video files it found in an easy-to-browse window. You can view details on each file such as its location, size, created date, last accessed date, and more. It provides filtering to narrow results and a search function to quickly find specific files.
Deleting the cache files frees up space taken up by temporary video buffers without affecting the actual video files you want to keep. VideoCacheView makes it easy to reclaim megabytes or even gigabytes of disk space from temporary caches. It helps optimize storage use particularly on smaller SSD based laptops.
VideoCacheView offers flexible options like the ability to automatically delete files older than a specified age. An editing mode allows safely deleting selected cache files instead of the whole list. It also has advanced features like file wiping algorithms to completely obliterate file traces after deletion.
Overall, VideoCacheView is an extremely useful utility for recovering wasted space used by forgotten video caches lingering on your system. It offers an easy visual interface to browse and clear this space with just a few clicks.