FiveM cache corruption causes 80% of client-side performance issues, including FPS drops, loading screen freezes, and texture glitches. This guide provides the exact steps to clear your FiveM cache safely without losing critical game files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FiveM cache (Official FiveM Documentation)<\/a> stores three types of client-side data:<\/p>\n\n\n\n When these files become corrupted or outdated, they trigger specific issues:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Placement: Early in “What Is FiveM Cache” section<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Clear your cache immediately if experiencing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Performance impact<\/strong>: Cache clearing can improve FPS by 15-30% and reduce loading times by 40-60% on corrupted installations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n CRITICAL<\/strong>: Follow these steps before clearing cache to prevent data loss:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Alternative access methods<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n You’ll see these folders in the Delete ONLY these folders<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n NEVER DELETE<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Launch FiveM normally. First startup will take 2-3 minutes as cache rebuilds automatically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For users comfortable with scripts, this PowerShell method provides precise control:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Pre-Clearing Safety Checklist<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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%LOCALAPPDATA%FiveMFiveM.appdataclient.lua<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\nMethod 1: Safe Manual Cache Clear (Recommended)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Step 1: Navigate to FiveM Application Data<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
%LOCALAPPDATA%FiveMFiveM.appdata\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
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data<\/code> folder<\/li>\n\n\n\n%localappdata%<\/code> \u2192 FiveM \u2192 FiveM.app \u2192 data<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nStep 2: Identify Cache Folders<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
data<\/code> directory:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u251c\u2500\u2500 cache\/\n\u2502 \u251c\u2500\u2500 browser\/ (DELETE)\n\u2502 \u251c\u2500\u2500 subprocess\/ (DELETE) \n\u2502 \u2514\u2500\u2500 game\/ (KEEP - Core game files)\n\u251c\u2500\u2500 server-cache\/ (DELETE)\n\u251c\u2500\u2500 server-cache-priv\/ (DELETE)\n\u251c\u2500\u2500 nui-storage\/ (DELETE)\n\u2514\u2500\u2500 [other folders] (KEEP)\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Step 3: Delete Specific Cache Folders<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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cache\/browser\/<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\ncache\/subprocess\/<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\nserver-cache\/<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\nserver-cache-priv\/<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\nnui-storage\/<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n
cache\/game\/<\/code> (Contains 4-8GB of core<\/a> GTA V assets)<\/li>\n\n\n\nserver-cache\/game\/<\/code> (If present)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nStep 4: Restart FiveM<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Method 2: PowerShell Automated Clear (Advanced)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
# FiveM-CacheClear.ps1\n$fivemPath = \"$env:LOCALAPPDATAFiveMFiveM.appdata\"\n$cacheItems = @(\n \"cachesubprocess\",\n \"cachebrowser\", \n \"server-cache\",\n \"server-cache-priv\",\n \"nui-storage\"\n)\n\n# Terminate FiveM processes\nGet-Process | Where-Object {$_.ProcessName -match \"FiveM|CitizenFX\"} | Stop-Process -Force\n\n# Clear cache with size reporting\n$totalFreed = 0\nforeach ($item in $cacheItems) {\n $fullPath = Join-Path $fivemPath $item\n if (Test-Path $fullPath) {\n $size = (Get-ChildItem $fullPath -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | \n Measure-Object -Property Length -Sum).Sum \/ 1MB\n Remove-Item $fullPath -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue\n Write-Host \"Cleared: $item (${size:F1}MB)\" -ForegroundColor Green\n $totalFreed += $size\n }\n}\nWrite-Host \"Total space freed: ${totalFreed:F1}MB\" -ForegroundColor Cyan\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n