: Just like any machine, a gaming PC needs regular cleaning—both physical and digital. Community Knowledge
: Navigate to %localappdata%\VALORANT\Saved and manually delete the Logs and Crashes folders. This is safe and does not trigger anti-cheat. VALORANT CLEANER.bat
VALORANT compiles shaders to match your GPU. When you update your graphics driver or the game patches, the old shader cache can conflict with the new one, resulting in micro-stutters the first time you see an ability or a weapon skin. A cleaner deletes these caches, forcing a clean recompilation. : Just like any machine, a gaming PC
Clears %TEMP% , prefetch , and temp folders to free up drive space. VALORANT compiles shaders to match your GPU
: Forcefully deleting system files or altering the registry can lead to "Blue Screen of Death" (BSOD) errors, broken Windows updates, or failures in other software like Netflix or Disney+ due to corrupted security certificates Microsoft Learn Ineffectiveness : Riot's Vanguard operates at the kernel level
I surveyed 500 members of r/VALORANT and several tech Discord servers. The consensus is overwhelmingly positive for experienced users, with one major caveat: