I have a .Net application that I distribute using ClickOnce and I make available online only. How do I clear the download cache from a users machine that doesn't have Visual Studio installed?
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A:
Visual Studio isn't needed, just mage. It comes with the Windows SDK for people that haven't gotten it via Visual Studio or the Framework SDK.
Another option would be to write code to clear the cache. Or you could have them delete the folder ClickOnce files are installed in (C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Apps on my Win7 machine). That would be a last resort since it will remove every ClickOnce app they have installed.
Update
I wanted to add the posters comment to my answer so people don't miss it. You don't have to have mage installed to clear the cache; running rundll32 dfshim CleanOnlineAppCache from the command line accomplishes the same thing as mage -cc.
whatknott
2010-03-10 19:29:09
Thanks! Someone left a comment to the link you provided and left this gem: "Another option: Run this from the command-line:rundll32 dfshim CleanOnlineAppCache" Exactly what I needed.
isorfir
2010-03-10 22:57:02