How to Clear the Java Web Start Cache

Source：https://www.vaultletsoft.com/support/clear-jws-cache.html

 

On Windows

1) Click on the "Start" icon in the lower left hand corner of your screen, followed by clicking on the "Run" menu choice.

2) In the run box, type "javaws" (w/o the quotes) and hit "Enter"

3) Select all the VaultletSoft entries and then click on the "Remove Selected Application" button.

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On Linux

1) find out what version of Java you're running by and typing in "java -version" at the command line (w/o the quotes).

2) type in the command "$JAVA_HOME/jre/javaws/javaws" on the command line.

3) the application you need to clear your cache will then display itself as either...

5) ..."Java Web Start Application Manager" if you're running java 1.4.something . Choose the "File", "Preferences" menu. You should see another window pop up titled "Java Web Start - Preferences". Choose the "Advanced" tab and click on the "Clear Folder" in the lower right hand corner of the window.

6) or ..."Java Application Cache Viewer" if you're using java 1.5.something . Select the "User" tab, select all the VaultletSoft entries and then click on the "Remove..." button in the lower left hand corner.

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On OS X

1) find out what version of Java you're running by running "Applications/Utilities/Terminal" and typing in "java -version" at the command line (w/o the quotes).

2) if you're running java 1.5.something , then just type "javaws" at the prompt to start the Java Web Start cache manager.

3) if you're running java 1.4.something , then you'll have to start the Java Web Start cache manager by looking in "Applications/Utilities/Java/Java Web Start"

4) the application you need to clear your cache will then display itself as either...

5) ..."Java Web Start Application Manager" if you're running java 1.4.something . Choose the "Java Web Start", "Preferences" menu. You should see another window pop up titled "Java Web Start - Preferences". Choose the "Advanced" tab and click on the "Clear Folder" in the lower right hand corner of the window.

6) or ..."Java Application Cache Viewer" if you're using java 1.5.something . Select the "User" tab, select all the VaultletSoft entries and then click on the "Remove" button in the lower left hand corner.