Clean runaway %AppData%\Elgato\StreamDeck plugin logs, animated icon Media Blob Storage, and CEF Service Worker caches without losing a single button profile, folder layout, or OBS hotkey.
Pre-loaded with the default Windows 10/11 cache directories for Elgato Stream Deck & Wave Link. Paste your own paths or click Audit Paths Now to verify deletion safety:
%AppData%\Elgato\StreamDeck\logs and %LocalAppData%\Elgato\Stream Deck\cache
Note: This guide covers cleaning the Elgato Stream Deck Windows desktop software cache and plugin logs (not physical button wiping or the Valve Steam Deck console). The Stream Deck desktop app accumulates uncompressed plugin logs (.log), Qt WebEngine icon caches, and downloaded marketplace staging files in %AppData%\Elgato\StreamDeck.
View Detailed Folder Safety Guide →%LocalAppData%\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Cache
Brave stores cached web scripts, video chunks, and PWA Service Worker caches inside %LocalAppData%\BraveSoftware.
View Detailed Folder Safety Guide →%LocalAppData%\Spotify\Storage
Spotify caches streamed song tracks locally on your C: drive to speed up playback and reduce bandwidth usage.
View Detailed Folder Safety Guide →%LocalAppData%\CrashDumps
Windows WER writes full process memory dumps (.dmp) into %LocalAppData%\CrashDumps whenever a game or desktop app crashes.
View Detailed Folder Safety Guide →Disconnected WebSocket plugins (OBS, Spotify, Twitch) write hundreds of megabytes of retry logs per week while animated GIF packs and Elgato Marketplace previews bloat QtWebEngine Media Blob Storage.