The CACHE file can divided into two different categories: folders or files bearing the name "cache" but with no extension, and files with the extension .cache. In the case of the first type, computer programs often have certain information that is accessed regularly by the user, and that access needs to be done as quickly as possible. This information will be stored in a cache. One example of this is the Mozilla Firefox browser. In the program's root directory a folder named cache exists, and stored in that folder are images, scripts,and other website objects that can be used in place of downloading new objects every time a specific page is loaded. All web browsers use cache storage, but not all use the name. Files in the web browser's cache folder can be opened using the web browser itself. The cache folder also may contain executable files or scripts associated with computer viruses. This folder makes a convenient place for virus authors to dump their malicious software, because even if the virus is detected and removed from the operating system, every access of the cache folder by the browser can trigger the virus to install again.
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Operating systems and various other programs use the cache name for specific individual files. These files perform the same function as the cache folder of a web browser. Information that is used regularly and needs to be accessed quickly is stored in the file. These files are generally plain text files that can be opened with s standard text editor. Errors with the cache files and folders are extremely rare due to the fact that they are automatically rebuilt by the software should they ever get deleted or damaged.
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More Info Regarding File Extension Cache
In the case of files with the .cache extension, two associations are known. The first is associated with Snacc-1.3, compiler used by software developers to create C or C++ routines from ASN 1 code. These .cache files perform the same function of being temporary storage of frequently needed information. A Snacc .cache file can generally be opened with a text editor, but unless the user is a software developer, the information will be useless to him. Since the .cache file is temporary and not included when compiling the ASN code, errors caused by it don't exist
The second association of the .cache extension belongs to a software package by the name of CAChe, a computer aided molecular design program to aid scientists in creating chemical models. These models can be tested and experimented with via the software without trying to create the physical model in the lab. In relation to this software the .cache file is a MolStruct output file containing the data that makes up the molecular structure of the model. This particular type of .cache file can be read only with the CAChe software, but third party conversion tools are available. One of those tools is Babel, a program used to covert between file formats used in various molecular modeling software suites. Babel cannot read the .cache modstruct file, but it can convert nearly three dozen other formats to .cache.
Errors with the .cache file are almost always caused by corrupt data or inappropriate file associations. Since the data in the .cache file is output data generated by the CAChe software, its contents are user-related rather than operational to the software. When installing the CAChe software, the installation program should create the necessary file associations. If an error is generated when clicking on a .cache file, either the file associations are incorrect or the file is corrupt. Occasionally the CAChe program itself becomes corrupted, not allowing .cache data to be opened. In this case, a complete removal of the package followed by re-installation may restore the usability of the output files. CAChe and Babel are both older programs that currently have limited support.
