ToDesktop Builder
Built on Electron, ToDesktop Builder accumulates Chromium disk cache entries, V8 code cache, GPUCache data, DawnGraphiteCache and DawnWebGPUCache shader and pipeline blobs, Shared Dictionary compression cache files, and settled log files under its profile. These files speed up loading the builder UI, previews, and network-delivered assets, but they can become stale after app, Chromium, or graphics driver changes. Kudu removes only those disposable caches and logs, while leaving projects, packaged app binaries, sessions, local storage, settings, accounts, and passwords untouched.
Why clean ToDesktop Builder?
- Invalidated V8 bytecode after a ToDesktop Builder or Electron update can make the first launch unusually slow, with the window appearing late while Code Cache is rebuilt
- Stale Chromium Cache_Data entries can keep serving outdated bundled UI files or API responses, causing missing panels, buttons that do nothing, or a builder screen that never finishes loading
- Old GPUCache data from a previous graphics driver version can conflict with the current renderer, leading to black areas, flickering interface elements, or a blank preview until the cache is regenerated
- Outdated DawnGraphiteCache and DawnWebGPUCache pipeline blobs can trigger stutter or failed hardware-accelerated rendering in modern Chromium paths, which users notice as choppy animations or a frozen canvas region
- Corrupted Shared Dictionary cache files can break compressed resource reuse, causing repeated large downloads and a builder UI that feels slow every time it opens the same remote content
- Settled logs can grow over time after repeated build, publish, or sign attempts, wasting disk space and making the app data folder unexpectedly large even though projects themselves are unchanged
Cache paths Kudu targets
Windows
%AppData%/ToDesktop Builder/Cache/Cache_Data |
%AppData%/ToDesktop Builder/Code Cache |
%AppData%/ToDesktop Builder/GPUCache |
%AppData%/ToDesktop Builder/DawnGraphiteCache |
%AppData%/ToDesktop Builder/DawnWebGPUCache |
%AppData%/ToDesktop Builder/Shared Dictionary/cache |
%AppData%/ToDesktop Builder/logs |
Common questions about ToDesktop Builder
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