Q. How can I view or flush my BranchCache?

John Savill

June 6, 2009

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A. Use the command below to check how much data is in a local machine's BranchCache.

netsh branchcache show status all

For example,

C:Usersadministrator>netsh branchcache show status allBranchCache Service Status:----------------------------------------------------------------Service Mode = Distributed Caching (Set By Group Policy)Serve peers on battery power = DisabledCurrent Status = RunningService Start Type = ManualThis machine is not configured as a hosted cache client.Local Cache Status:----------------------------------------------------------------Maximum Cache Size = 5% of hard diskActive Current Cache Size = 10748576 BytesLocal Cache Location = C:WindowsServiceProfilesNetworkServiceAppDataLocalPeerDistRepub (Default)

To flush the cache, use the command

netsh branchcache flush

For example,

C:Usersadministrator>netsh branchcache flushFlushing Local Cache... Succeeded

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