File Directory

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By default, WARFRAME's file directory is located in the following file paths on Microsoft Windows:

Steam - C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Warframe or C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Warframe
Epic Games Store - C:\Program Files\Epic Games\Warframe or C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Warframe
Standalone launcher - C:\Users\<USERNAME>\AppData\Local\Warframe\Downloaded\Public

Cache.Windows[]

Cache.Windows is the folder where all of WARFRAME's assets are stored. Each .cache file will have an associated .toc file paired with it containing a tree structure of the directory with file sizes and offsets in binary data. B caches contain compiled binary content, F caches contain compressed sound and texture assets, H caches contain file headers.

An example file directory for an English game client:

B.AnimRetarget.cache
B.AnimRetarget.toc
B.CharacterCodesCache.cache
B.CharacterCodesCache.toc
B.Emblem.cache
B.Emblem.toc
B.Font.cache
B.Font.toc
B.LightMap.cache
B.LightMap.toc
B.Misc.cache
B.Misc.toc
B.Misc_en.cache
B.Misc_en.toc
B.Misc_xx.cache
B.Misc_xx.toc
B.ShaderDx11.cache
B.ShaderDx11.toc
B.ShaderPermutationDx11.cache
B.ShaderPermutationDx11.toc
B.Texture.cache
B.Texture.toc
B.Texture_en.cache
B.Texture_en.toc
B.Texture_xx.cache
B.Texture_xx.toc
F.LightMap.cache
F.LightMap.toc
F.Misc.cache
F.Misc.toc
F.Misc_xx.cache
F.Misc_xx.toc
F.Texture.cache
F.Texture.toc
F.VideoTexture.cache
F.VideoTexture.toc
F.VideoTextureStreaming.cache
F.VideoTextureStreaming.toc
H.AnimRetarget.cache
H.AnimRetarget.toc
H.CharacterCodesCache.cache
H.CharacterCodesCache.toc
H.Emblem.cache
H.Emblem.toc
H.Font.cache
H.Font.toc
H.LightMap.cache
H.LightMap.toc
H.Misc.cache
H.Misc.toc
H.Misc_en.cache
H.Misc_en.toc
H.Misc_xx.cache
H.Misc_xx.toc
H.ShaderDx11.cache
H.ShaderDx11.toc
H.ShaderPermutationDx11.cache
H.ShaderPermutationDx11.toc
H.Texture.cache
H.Texture.toc
H.Texture_en.cache
H.Texture_en.toc
H.Texture_xx.cache
H.Texture_xx.toc
H.VideoTexture.cache
H.VideoTexture.toc
H.VideoTextureStreaming.cache
H.VideoTextureStreaming.toc

Contents[]

Folder	File extensions present	Content description
`AnimRetarget`	`.animtree`, `.fbx`, `.level`, `.swf`	Animations and cloth physics Tile Sets level data
`CharacterCodesCache`	`.lch`
`Emblem`	`.png`	Clan emblems
`Font`	`.lua`	Lua scripts for: Arcane Enhancements Abilities Weapons Missions Enemy Behavior Audio transmissions UI SFX
`LightMap`	`.hlpm`, `.png`	Lightmap
`Misc`	`.animfsm`, `.bin`, `.bmp`, `.fbx`, `.gm`, `.hlm`, `.ico`, `.lndscp`, `.lwo, .nav, .obj, .rnv, .scatter, .sdfgm, .tmesh, .tmf, .txt, .unihan, .vc, .wav, .x`	Sound effects, music, Foley, ambient sounds NPC pathing Binaries for: Languages.bin Packages.bin H.Cache.bin Dependancies.bin Deps.bin B.Cache.Windows_tr.bin B.Cache.Windows_ja.bin B.Cache.Windows_pl.bin B.Cache.Windows_uk.bin B.Cache.iOS.bin B.Cache.OGL.bin B.Cache.Dx11.bin B.Cache.Windows_de.bin B.Cache.Windows_en.bin B.Cache.Windows_es.bin B.Cache.Windows_it.bin B.Cache.Windows_ko.bin B.Cache.Windows_tc.bin B.Cache.Windows_zh.bin B.Cache.Windows.bin B.Cache.Windows_th.bin B.Cache.Windows_ru.bin B.Cache.Windows_fr.bin B.Cache.Windows_pt.bin Hierarchical level of detail (HLOD)
`Misc_de`, `Misc_en`, `Misc_es`, `Misc_fr`, `Misc_it`, `Misc_ja`, `Misc_ko`, `Misc_pl`, `Misc_pt`, `Misc_ru`, `Misc_tc`, `Misc_tr`, `Misc_uk`, `Misc_zh`	`.fl`, `.ts`	Font files, language filters (using ISO 639-1 for language code, "tc" is exception for Traditional Chinese)
`Misc_xx`	`.wav`	Dialogue audio, language filters (independent from language)
`ShaderDx11`	`.hlsl`	Lighting, reflection, shadow, and decal shaders
`ShaderPermutationDx11`	`.hlsl`	Shader permutation
`Texture`	`.png`, `.raw`	Textures and item images
`Texture_de`, `Texture_en`, `Texture_es`, `Texture_fr`, `Texture_it`, `Texture_ja`, `Texture_ko`, `Texture_pl`, `Texture_pt`, `Texture_ru`, `Texture_tc`, `Texture_tr`, `Texture_uk`, `Texture_zh`	`.png`	Fonts (using ISO 639-1 for language code, "tc" is exception for Traditional Chinese)
`Texture_xx`	`.png`	Fonts (independent from language)
`VideoTexture`	`.bk2`	Abilities and Intrinsic videos Awakening cinematic intro
`VideoTextureStreaming`	`.bk2`	Abilities and Intrinsic videos

Tools[]

Tools is the folder where the game launcher and third-party tools are stored.

Bink2
CEF3_1
Oodle
OpenSSL
PhysX
Windows
ZStandard
CachePlan.txt
Launcher.exe
RemoteCrashSender.exe

File Compression[]

As of Update 31.3 (2022-03-28), WARFRAME's files and assets are compressed using Bink Video, Oodle compression^[1], and Zstandard.

Game System Mechanics Edit
Currencies		Credits • Orokin Ducats • Endo • Platinum • Aya • Regal Aya • Standing
General	Basics	Arsenal • Codex • Daily Tribute • Empyrean • Foundry • Market • Mastery Rank • Nightwave • Orbiter • Player Profile • Reset • Star Chart
	Lore	Alignment • Fragments • Leverian • Quest
	Factions	Corpus • Grineer • Infested • Orokin • Sentient • Syndicates • Tenno
	Social	Chat • Clan • Clan Dojo • Leaderboards • Trading
	Squad	Host Migration • Inactivity Penalty • Matchmaking
	Player Housing	Clan Dojo • Dormizone • Drifter's Camp • Orbiter
Gameplay	Basics	Affinity • Buff & Debuff • Death • Hacking • Invisible • Maneuvers • One-Handed Action • Open World • Pickups • Radar • Stealth • Tile Sets • Void Relic • Waypoint
	Damage Mechanics	Critical Hit • Damage • Damage Redirection • Damage Reduction • Damage Reflection • Damage Type Modifier • Damage Vulnerability • Health • Status Effect
	Enemies	Bosses • Death Mark • Enemy Behavior • Eximus (Overguard) • Lich System
	Mission	Arbitrations • Archon Hunt • Break Narmer • Empyrean • Invasion • Sortie • Tactical Alert • The Circuit • The Steel Path • Void Fissure
	Activities	Captura • Conservation • Fishing • K-Drive Race • Ludoplex • Mining
	PvP	Duel • Conclave (Lunaro) • Frame Fighter
	Other	Gravity • Threat Level
Equipment	Modding and Arcanes	Arcane Enhancements • Archon Shard • Fusion • Mods (Flawed, Riven) • Polarization • Transmutation • Valence Fusion
	Warframe	Attributes (Armor, Energy, Health, Shield, Sprint Speed) • Abilities (Augment, Casting Speed, Helminth System, Passives, Duration, Efficiency, Range, Strength)
	Weapons	Accuracy • Alternate Fire • Ammo • Area of Effect • Attack Speed • Bounce • Critical Hit • Damage Falloff • Exalted Weapon • Fire Rate • Hitscan • Holster • Incarnon • Melee • Multishot • Noise • Projectile • Projectile Speed • Punch Through • Recoil • Reload • Ricochet • Trigger Type • Zoom
	Operator	Amp • Focus (Madurai, Vazarin, Naramon, Unairu, Zenurik) • Lens
	Drifter and Duviri	Decrees • Drifter Combat • Drifter Intrinsics • Kaithe
	Other	Archwing • Companion • K-Drive • Necramech • Parazon • Railjack
Technical	General	AI Director • Drop Tables • HUD • Key Bindings • Material Structures • PBR • Rarity • RNG • Settings • String Interpolation • Text Icons • Upgrade
	Software, Networking, and Services	Cross Platform Play • Cross Platform Save • Dedicated Servers • EE.cfg • EE.log • File Directory • Fonts • Network Architecture • Public Export • Public Test Cluster • Stress Test • Warframe Arsenal Twitch Extension • World State
	Audio	Mandachord • Music • Shawzin • Somachord • Sound
	Mathematical	Calculating Bonuses (Additive Stacking, Multiplicative Stacking) • Condition Overload (Mechanic) • Enemy Level Scaling • Maximization • User Research

File Directory

Contents

Cache.Windows[]

Contents[]

Tools[]

File Compression[]

See Also[]

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