How to Clear SharePoint Config Cache with PowerShell

Add-PSSnapin -Name Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell –erroraction SilentlyContinue

Stop-Service SPTimerV4
$folders = Get-ChildItem C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\SharePoint\Config 
foreach ($folder in $folders)
    {
    $items = Get-ChildItem $folder.FullName -Recurse
    foreach ($item in $items)
        {
            if ($item.Name.ToLower() -eq "cache.ini")
                {
                    $cachefolder = $folder.FullName
                }
        }
    }
$cachefolderitems = Get-ChildItem $cachefolder -Recurse
    foreach ($cachefolderitem in $cachefolderitems)
        {
            if ($cachefolderitem -like "*.xml")
                {
                   $cachefolderitem.Delete()
                }
        }
$a = Get-Content  $cachefolder\cache.ini
$a  = 1
Set-Content $a -Path $cachefolder\cache.ini
read-host "Do this on all your SharePoint Servers and THEN press ENTER" 
start-Service SPTimerV4 

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