Is it safe to delete cache folders ?

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I need to make space on my C: drive. Is it safe to delete those folders :

AppData\Local\UnrealEditorFortnite\Saved

AppData\Local\UnrealEditorFortnite\Saved\AutoSaves

AppData\Local\UnrealEditorFortnite\Saved\Logs

AppData\Local\UnrealEditorFortnite\Saved\Crashes

It would also be good to be able to put all these files on another hard drive :

AppData\Local\UnrealEditorFortnite

\AppData\Local\UnrealEngine

Thx !

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Hello there @AZOM-Games!

Yeah, those folders are safe for deletion, just consider what’s contained on each one:

  • Logs: These are text files from past sessions, deleting the old ones is fine, might want to consider leaving the latest one, in case of issues with a project

  • Crashes: These are crash dumps and reports, if you already got the critical information from them, they can be deleted

  • AutoSaves: These are snapshots from your projects, as long as you have proper backups, they are safe to delete

  • Also, consider that /Saved contains your Derived Data Cache (DDC), the compiled shader and asset cache. Deleting that won’t break your projects, but you will have a pretty long startup the next time you open any of them

Now, for the other action, moving local caches to another drive, I would not recommend manually moving the folders. Instead, change their target location from UE’s configuration.