Cache clearing?

[AW Arcaeca]

Forgive me for this inanely simple question, but I've heard people refer to "clearing their cache" as a solution to some modding problems. Does this refer to basically deleting the Civ5ModsDatabase.db file in My Games/Sid Meier's Civilization V/cache?
And does clearing the cache tend to resolve issues such as the game crashing for no apparent reason?

I've got several mods which crash for no ostensible reason, and I'm running out of ideas here.

TIA,
AW

 

[AW Arcaeca]

No one knows?

I'd like some confirmation that this is the correct cache-clearing procedure before I potentially delete an essential file and corrupt the entire game...

 

[Lord Tirian]

That's what I do, though I'm lazy, so I just delete everything in the cache folder instead of finding that specific file - never had any problems.

 

[Gilgamesch]

Cache clearing solves problems , for example if you used some mods and deactivated them, then started a new game, but some of the datas are still loaded in the database.

If you then clean the cache the game is like a virgin.

All old datas are removed and only the current mod datas are loaded into the game.

Thats said, i can confirm that this is a probem reducer but not a allround help.

 

[LeeS]

Deleting the Civ5ModsDatabase.db also has the effect of making all your subscribed mods re-download themselves and can also be a last-resort sort of fix when steam refuses to download a mod. But if you are like me and have a huge pack-rat list of subscribed mods, the re-downloading process can be lengthy, to say the least.

 

[Civitar]

I always delete the entire cache folder, and it actually seems to accelerate the mod loading process. While I do have over 50 mods, most of which never get used and are awaiting unsubscription (did I just invent a word?!), half of 'em are made by me. So I don't know if that would work for everybody.

 

[whoward69]

before I potentially delete an essential file ...

Nothing in the cache folder is required. That folder doesn't exist when you first install the game, but is created when the game first runs (many years ago for most of us!). Deleting the folder, or any file in it, will just cause the game to recreate it.

and corrupt the entire game...

About the only advantage of Steam ... "Verify Game Files" and anything corrupted or missing will return to you

 

[afcfa]

What works for me is:
1. Select the mod(s) you want.
2. Activate them.
3. Go back.
4. Without changing what mods are selected, activate them again.

So far this has cleared up any modding problems for me that weren't directly my fault.