Microsoft KB Archive/838248

= How to delete the Web cache in Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006 or in ISA Server 2004 =

Article ID: 838248

Article Last Modified on 12/4/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2006 Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2006 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004 Enterprise Edition

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For a Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2000 version of this article, see 301471.





INTRODUCTION
This article describes how to manually delete the Web cache on a computer that is running Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006 or ISA Server 2004.



MORE INFORMATION
To delete the Web cache, follow these steps:  On the ISA Server computer, stop the Microsoft Firewall service. To do so:  Click Start, click Run, type services.msc in the Open box, and then click OK. Right-click Microsoft Firewall, and then click Stop.  Start Windows Explorer. Locate the Urlcache folder.</li> In the Urlcache folder, locate the file that has the .cdat file name extension.</li> Right-click the .cdat file, and then click Delete.</li> When you are prompted to confirm the removal of the .cdat file, click Yes.

If you are prompted to delete the .cdat file because it is too big for the recycle bin, click Yes.</li> Restart the Microsoft Firewall service.</li></ol>

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