Cleaning Cache

Troubleshooting Approach Number One - whether after a game update, graphics drivers update or a crash: most issues are caused by corrupted files within the cache. A simple cleanup solves most issues, including such you would not expect.

Delete the Game's Cache

Make sure to restart your PC before you continue, as we will also address the OS's TEMP folder



Tip: all links which are put in the (code) frame can be copy & pasted into your Windows Explorer's address bar for convenience.

Example:

%LocalAppData%\Larian Studios\Baldur's Gate 3\LevelCache

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Go to

%LocalAppData%\Larian Studios

and delete the Launcher folder.




Go to

%LocalAppData%\Larian Studios\Baldur's Gate 3\

and delete there everything except PlayerProfiles folder




Go to

%LocalAppData%\Larian Studios\Baldur's Gate 3\PlayerProfiles\

and delete there all files except for the folders.




Go to

%LocalAppData%\Larian Studios\Baldur's Gate 3\PlayerProfiles\Public

and delete there everything except for the Savegames folder




Go to

%temp%

and delete there everything what can be deleted




Next we trigger the Launcher's Crash Reporter to help the launcher from being stuck.
Of course you can skip these steps if you are not using the Larian Launcher at all.

Right-click on the game's entry in your Steam Library -> Manage -> Browse local files



Go into the Launcher folder



Start CrashReporter.exe via double-click or ENTER





You do not need to enter and send any information. You can already close that window again. All we wanted is just to trigger it, in order to unstuck the Launcher from anything which might have disabled it from working properly.

Restart your PC.

Related Guides

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3022256045
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3015166965
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3031161135

Delete Steam Download Cache

Open Steam Settings from the main menu of Steam



Go to the Downloads tab and select Clear Download Cache

Delete Shader Cache

Deactivate shader pre-caching options of Steam, which can be seen in the screenshot above.

The interface below might differ for any other graphics cards but Nvidia.
The principle is the same.

Open the Nvidia Control Panel



Set the Shader Cache Size to 0 / disable it



Confirm with Apply and then

Restart your PC

Set the Shader Cache Size back to 10 GB minimum



Confirm with Apply and then

Restart your PC

The PC restarts are necessary so that the graphics cards app can reset the shader cache without leaving any leftover files which might cause unexpected issues later on.

Reset the Game

Proceed only if needed. This does not include deleting your savegames.
This is only to fully reset your game without the need to redownload everything.

Right-click on the game's entry in your Steam Library -> Manage -> Browse local files



Delete the subfolder bin



Right-click on the game in your Steam Library -> select Properties



Go to the Local Files tab and select Verify integrity of game files



Wait for Steam to finish the re-download of the deleted and any other corrupted files

Open Steam Settings from the main menu of Steam



Go to the Storage tab, select the drive on which your game is installed, then pick the Repair Folder option from the menu (the three dots "...")

Restart your PC afterwards.

At this point, after you have followed all cache deletion steps, your game should be good as new.

These might also interest you

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3015166965
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3023295121
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3022254866
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3027526886

Thanks for reading!

Happy Adventuring!