In some cases, your system may display a message that the Windows Installer cache is clean. There can be many reasons for this problem.
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Learn how to fix missing Windows Installer cache files.
Applies to: Windows 10 – All editions, Windows ten SP1, Windows Server 2012 R2 Original Knowledge Base Number: 2667628
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Windows Installer.Cache is used to store important files so that applications can be installed using the Windows Installer. By default, this cache is located in the c: windows installer folder and cannot be deleted. If the installer’s memory cache is compromised, problems may not occur immediately until you take action, most of which are, for example, uninstalling, repairing, or making a product.
When a product is installed with Windows Installer, the Windows Installer cache stores important files that are required to uninstall and uninstall update applications. The skipped files cannot be copied from one computer to another because these files are unique.
Additional Information
If the files for an application are most likely missing from the Windows Installer cache, please contact the manufacturer or support as I will notify the application that the files are missing. You really need to follow the procedures or steps recommended by the vendor of your application forrestoring data files. In some cases, you can rebuild the operating system and reinstall someone else’s application to fix the problem.
Windows Technical Support cannot help you restore missing parts of the application from the Windows Installer cache.
If the missing installer cache files are Microsoft Office or SharePoint files, follow the instructions on the Microsoft website on the following topics:
Some third-party vendors state that they can update or restore the Windows Installer cache. For legal support reasons, we cannot guarantee or supportAny of these institutions. If you use such third-party products and helpful tips, you do so at your own risk.If you have backups of your policy that were made before the file was deleted, consider the following options:
System restore points (best available on guest operating systems)
A backup of the restored system form.
Error recovery techniques that can restore a backup of the entire system state.
Reinstalling operations and all applications
A full system state restore is required to recover missing movies. There is no way to simply replace missing files from the latest backup. Error
Other Messages
Other error messages can be caused by missing Windows Installer cache files. Most of the following messages are SQL specific but do not limit this issue. Entries for these are written to the installation log or MSI verbose log.
1612: The installation source for this product is not availablePen. Make sure the source is there and you can access it.
1620: This installation package may not be open. Check with your application vendor to ensure this Windows Installer package is valid.
1635: Unable to add Windows Installer MSP file
This service pack can indeed be opened. Verify that a service update is present and available, or contact the application manufacturer to confirm that it is a valid Windows Installer update package.
1636: Unable to install Windows Installer MSP file
1642: The update could not be installed by the Windows Installer service because your current program that needs to be updated may not exist or the update might update many types of software versions. Make sure our updater is available on your new computer and that you have allowed the update.
1706: Format endpoint is invalid.
1714: The old version of Microsoft Server SQL Native Client cannot be removed.
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Right click on “Connected to drive C” and go to “Properties”.Go to Utilities-Disk Utility.Click “Advanced System Files”.In it, check the items you want to remove and consists of the Windows Installer cache.
Only files in the C: Windows Installer $ PatchCache $ directory, which is called the base memory cache, can be safely deleted. While you can pay for the basic cache, if you want to remove a patch in the future, you will need to download the installer file for a specific patch.
Select the hard drive you want to finally clean up, usually hard drive C.Windows 10 should show what is taking up space.In the next checkbox, select [Temporary Files] and therefore [Download Folder], and then click the [Delete Files] button to delete the files.Press [Win + R] to open the Run dialog box.
