UPDATED TUTORIAL: How To Clear Out the Pando Cache

[BluezMama]

How To Clear Out the Pando Cache

 

Tutorial by BluezMama

 

Pando becomes full of junk files left over from your downloads and uploads.
For optimum performance, perform this operation on a regular basis.

 

Note: Doing this will start you over with a CLEAN SLATE.
DO NOT DO THIS UNTIL ALL YOUR DOWNLOADS AND UPLOADS ARE FINISHED!

 

DO THIS WITH PANDO CLOSED!!!!

 

* FIRST MAKE SURE YOUR COMPUTER'S SYSTEM SETTINGS ARE SET UP PROPERLY TO VIEW HIDDEN FILES *

1: open your C Drive Folder
2: at the top of your screen, click on TOOLS
3: click on FOLDER OPTIONS
4: Click on the VIEW tab
5: under FILES AND FOLDERS see HIDDEN FILES AND FOLDERS -
    choose SHOW HIDDEN FILES AND FOLDERS
6: click APPLY then OK

 

NOW YOU ARE READY TO CLEAR OUT YOUR PANDO CACHE!!!

 

1: right click on Start

 

2: left click on Explore

 

3: on the left hand side of the pane, under your C Drive directory, open Documents and Settings (left click)

 

4: Look for your User Name (will be underneath All Users, then Default User - whatever your user name is for your computer).

 

5: Left click on your User Name and go to Local Settings

 

6: Left Click on Local Settings and scroll down to the folder that says "Pando"

 

7: Left Click on the Pando folder, then Left Click on "Pando Files"

 

8: Delete ALL the files and ALL the folders in the Pando Files folder (will be quite a few!) except for the these three:
         pando.prev.log
         pando.sav
         pando.log

 

9: dump your recycle bin contents, reboot your computer, and start up Pando.