# configuration cache clearing sharepoint 2019 step by step

- Link: https://sharepointtechnicalsupport.com/2020/03/19/configuration-cache-clearing-sharepoint-2019-step-by-step/
- Published: 2020-03-19T08:41:51+05:30
- Author: Deviprasad Panda

in this post we will discuss how configuration cache clearing sharepoint 2019 is
done in on-premise environment step by step. clearing configuration cache involves
below steps

 * Stop the sharepoint “**SharePoint Timer Service (SPTimerV4)**” “.
 * Delete all files of type “**XML Document**” from “**Config**” folder.
 * Take Back up of file “**cache.ini**” file.
 * Edit the value present in the file “**cache.ini**” and save.
 * Restart timer job “**SharePoint Timer Service (SPTimerV4)**“.

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## Stop timer job service **SharePo**i**nt Timer Service (SPTimerV4)**

first you need to stop the timer job service “**sharepoint timer serivce (SPTimerV4)**“.
You can stop the timer service either directly opeining from [services ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_service)
or you can use powershell command to stop [sharepoiint timer service](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/Sharepoint/technical-reference/default-timer-jobs-in-sharepoint-server-2019)
job.

Open “**Run**” from windows server or click button “**Windows + R**” to open “**
Run**“.

![how to open services.msc from windows server 2019](https://i0.wp.com/sharepointtechnicalsupport.
com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/61c1a-services_msc.jpg?resize=406%2C221&ssl=1)

open services.msc

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identifty the timer job “**SharePoint Timer Service (SPTimerV4)**“. Right click 
on the [timer job](https://sharepointtechnicalsupport.com/sharepoint-timer-job-view-start-manage-status-check-history/),
click on “**Stop**“.

![how to stop services sharepoint timer services SPTimerV4 during configuration 
cache clearing](https://i0.wp.com/sharepointtechnicalsupport.com/wp-content/uploads/
2025/06/c714e-stop-services-sharepoint-timer-services.jpg?resize=584%2C165&ssl=1)

stop services sharepoint timer services

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you can stop timer job “**SharePoint Timer Service (SPTimerV4)**” using [powershell command](https://sharepointtechnicalsupport.com/powershell-basics-information-post-1/)
as well. Open sharepoint timer services preoperties.

![sharepoint timer services preoperties](https://i0.wp.com/sharepointtechnicalsupport.
com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2f4d9-sharepoint-timer-service-sptimerv4.jpg?resize
=401%2C465&ssl=1)

 sharepoint timer services preoperties

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Open “**Windows Powershell IS**E” as an administrator and enter the command below
to stop services.

    ```wp-block-code
    Stop-Service -Name SPTimerV4
    ```

![stop-service using powershell](https://i0.wp.com/sharepointtechnicalsupport.com/
wp-content/uploads/2025/06/8b935-stop-service.jpg?resize=584%2C312&ssl=1)

stop-service using powershell

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Navigate to sharepoint configuration cache location “**_C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\
SharePoint\Config_**“. There will be one folder under which cache files will be 
there. click on that folder as per the screenshot below.

![](https://i0.wp.com/sharepointtechnicalsupport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/
69afd-sharepoint-configuration-cache-location.jpg?resize=584%2C173&ssl=1)

sharepoint configuration cache location

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Delete all “**XML Document**” files present in that folder except “**cache.ini**“.

![delete configuration cache files sharepoint during configuration cache clearing
sharepoint 2019](https://i0.wp.com/sharepointtechnicalsupport.com/wp-content/uploads/
2025/06/e6b8b-delete-configuration-cache-files-sharepoint.jpg?resize=584%2C148&ssl
=1)

Delete configuration cache files (XML Document)

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Open the file “**cache.ini**” and edit value to “**1**” and “**Save**” the file.

![edit the vluse present under file cache](https://i0.wp.com/sharepointtechnicalsupport.
com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/3b202-edit-the-vluse-present-under-file-cache.jpg?
resize=584%2C141&ssl=1)

Edit the vluse present under file cache

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Restart the timer job now which will recreate the cache files. Run the below command
so as to start sharepoint timer service.

    ```wp-block-code
    Start-Service -Name SPTimerV4
    ```

![start-service](https://i0.wp.com/sharepointtechnicalsupport.com/wp-content/uploads/
2025/06/89b5d-start-service.jpg?resize=584%2C238&ssl=1)

start-service

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Cache files will be recreated in the folder “Cache”.

![configuration cache clearing](https://i0.wp.com/sharepointtechnicalsupport.com/
wp-content/uploads/2025/06/3c687-configuration-cache-created-again.jpg?resize=584%
2C294&ssl=1)

configuration cache created again

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