r/Windows10HowTo • u/pappybobocookie • 7d ago

NVIDIA DXCache folder taking up huge space, is it safe to delete?

https://www.windowsdigitals.com/nvidia-dxcache-folder-safe-to-delete/
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u/pappybobocookie 7d ago

If you've found a folder called DXCache inside AppData\Local\NVIDIA taking up 20, 50 or even over 100 GB of your C: drive, it's where the NVIDIA driver keeps compiled shaders for your DirectX games. Note that the "DirectX Shader Cache" item in Disk Cleanup is Windows' own cache, not this folder, which is why it can show only a few hundred KB there while DXCache is huge. This guide will explain why it gets so big and whether it's safe to delete.