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RamCacheCleaner

A simple Windows utility to free up memory by clearing the system's file cache and temporary files. This can be useful on systems with limited RAM or before running memory-intensive applications.

RamCacheCleaner Screenshot (Note: You will need to replace the placeholder URL above with an actual screenshot of the application.)

What It Does

This application performs two main actions to help optimize system memory:

  1. Clears the System File Cache: It instructs Windows to flush the standby list, which is memory used to cache files from the disk. This makes that memory immediately available for applications.
  2. Deletes Temporary Files: It cleans out the contents of the system (C:\Windows\Temp) and user (%TEMP%) temporary folders.

The application provides a simple interface that shows the size of the system cache before and after the cleaning operation, so you can see its effect.

How to Use

Prerequisites:

Installation:

  1. Go to the Releases page on the right.
  2. Download the latest RamCacheCleaner.exe file.
  3. Run the executable.

How to Build from Source

If you want to build the application yourself:

Prerequisites:

  • A Windows operating system.
  • .NET 8.0 SDK (or a later version).

Build Steps:

  1. Clone this repository: git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/RamCacheCleaner.git
  2. Navigate to the RamCacheCleaner directory in a terminal.
  3. Run the build command: 
    dotnet build -c Release
  4. The executable will be available at RamCacheCleaner/bin/Release/net8.0-windows/RamCacheCleaner.exe.

Disclaimer

This tool interacts with low-level system functions. While it uses standard Windows APIs, use it at your own risk. It is intended as an interim solution for performance issues on memory-constrained systems.