CS6 Bridge freezes with a cache problem Windows 7

I get a pop up when bridge starts,its someyhing new.
It says
Bridge encountered a problem and is unable to read cache.Please try purging the central cache in
Cache Preferences to correct the situation.
I do that and Bridge just freezes.
Do I need to alter the preferences,they are set on default even though Ive just not had a problem like this before.
any help appreciated.

Hello Curt thank you for your input.
Id tried that but to no avail so in the end after uninstalling once again but this time using the adobe cleaner afterwards  Ive reinstalled from scratch, set the cache folder to be on my scratch drive which is an SSD and un ticked keep 100% previews in Cache .
Also automatically export cache to folders when possible.Ive updated it and all is working OK now.
It has been a reall ball ache and If a lot of reconfiguring to do but hey ho,its working so job done

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