How to Clear SharePoint Designer Cache?

Question

I created a workflow in SharePoint Designer 2013, but I can't see my changes.

I think that SharePoint Designer is cached.

How can I clear this cache?

Bedwell

Answer 1

Here's a batch file that I use to quickly clear anything that SharePoint Designer might have cached locally.

cd "%appdata%\Microsoft\Web Server Extensions\Cache"
del *.web /S /Q "%appdata%\Microsoft\Web Server Extensions\Cache"
dir "%appdata%\Microsoft\Web Server Extensions\Cache"
@echo off
echo Cache is cleared (you can close this) If you want to be very thorough: 
pause
cd "%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WebsiteCache\"
rmdir /S /Q "%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WebsiteCache\."
mkdir "%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WebsiteCache"
dir "%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WebsiteCache"
ECHO:All done!
pause

There's 2 parts to it: the first part sometimes solves my SPD issues, the second part will always clear it out, but it will also clear out all the history of what sites I've connected to.

Inducement

Answer 2

To Clear SharePoint Designer Cache, follow below steps:

1) Delete all the files from location

%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WebsiteCache

2) Delete all the files from location

%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Web Server Extensions\Cache

3) Disable caching from SharePoint Designer tool options:

Uncheck -- Cache Site Data Across SharePoint Designer Sessions

Reference: http://codemanga.com/index.php/2015/07/15/clear-sharepoint-designer-cache/

Colza