diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ad70fb55..7c52e4c6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ __pycache__
 *.sft
 .DS_Store
 .vscode
+/.uv-cache
 /cache
 /config.json
 /config_states/
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8e2fd263..3ec42ab3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ The name "Forge" is inspired by "Minecraft Forge". This project aims to become t
 <br>
 
 - [X] Rewrite Preset System
-    - now remembers the checkpoint/module selection and parameters for each preset
+    - now save the checkpoint/module selection and parameters per each Preset
 
 > [!Note]
 > This overrides the `UI Defaults` for the controlled parameters
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ The name "Forge" is inspired by "Minecraft Forge". This project aims to become t
     - adjust in **Settings/System**
 - [X] Support [uv](https://github.com/astral-sh/uv) package manager
     - drastically speed up installation
-    - requires **manually** installing [uv](https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/releases)
+    - require **manually** installing [uv](https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/releases)
     - see [Commandline](#by-neo)
 - [X] Support [SageAttention](https://github.com/thu-ml/SageAttention), [FlashAttention](https://github.com/Dao-AILab/flash-attention), `fp16_accumulation`, `torch._scaled_mm`
     - see [Commandline](#by-neo)
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ The name "Forge" is inspired by "Minecraft Forge". This project aims to become t
     - enable by selecting `int8` in the `Diffusion in Low Bits`
 - [X] Implement [Radial Attention](https://github.com/mit-han-lab/radial-attention)
     - speed up `Wan 2.2`
-    - requires **manually** installing [SpargeAttn](https://github.com/thu-ml/SpargeAttn)
+    - require **manually** installing [SpargeAttn](https://github.com/thu-ml/SpargeAttn)
 - [X] Implement fast `state_dict` switching for Refiner
     - enable in **Settings/Refiner**
 - [X] Implement RescaleCFG
@@ -264,12 +264,17 @@ The name "Forge" is inspired by "Minecraft Forge". This project aims to become t
 <br>
 
 - `--uv`: Replace the `python -m pip` calls with `uv pip` to massively speed up package installation
-    - requires **uv** to be installed first *(see [Installation](#installation))*
+    - requires **uv** to be installed first *(see [Extra Installations](https://github.com/Haoming02/sd-webui-forge-classic/wiki/Extra-Installations))*
 - `--uv-symlink`: Same as above; but additionally pass `--link-mode symlink` to the commands
     - significantly reduces installation size (`~7 GB` to `~100 MB`)
+- `--uv-local-cache`: Same as above; but additionally set `UV_CACHE_DIR` to a `.uv-cache` folder within WebUI directory
+    - speed up installation on non-default drive *(**i.e.** not `C:` on Windows)*
+    - allow clean uninstallation by simply deleting the WebUI directory
 
 > [!Important]
-> Using `symlink` means it will directly access the packages from the cache folders; refrain from clearing the cache if using this option
+> `symlink` means it will directly access the packages from the cache folder instead of copying the packages over ; refrain from clearing the cache when using this option
+
+<br>
 
 - `--model-ref`: Points to a central `models` folder that contains all your models
     - said folder should contain subfolders like `Stable-diffusion`, `Lora`, `VAE`, `ESRGAN`, etc.
@@ -277,6 +282,8 @@ The name "Forge" is inspired by "Minecraft Forge". This project aims to become t
 > [!Important]
 > This simply **replaces** the `models` folder rather than adding on top of it
 
+<br>
+
 - `--forge-ref-a1111-home`: Point to an Automatic1111 installation to load its `models` folders
     - **i.e.** `Stable-diffusion`, `text_encoder`, etc.
 
diff --git a/launch.py b/launch.py
index 61a90615..03fce3c4 100644
--- a/launch.py
+++ b/launch.py
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ git = launch_utils.git
 index_url = launch_utils.index_url
 dir_repos = launch_utils.dir_repos
 
-if args.uv or args.uv_symlink:
+if args.uv or args.uv_symlink or args.uv_local_cache:
     from modules_forge.uv_hook import patch
-    patch(args.uv_symlink)
+
+    patch(not args.uv, args.uv_local_cache)
 
 git_tag = launch_utils.git_tag
 
diff --git a/modules/cmd_args.py b/modules/cmd_args.py
index fa30fe49..f7391a04 100644
--- a/modules/cmd_args.py
+++ b/modules/cmd_args.py
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ parser.add_argument("--adv-samplers", action="store_true", help='show the "sampl
 pkm = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
 pkm.add_argument("--uv", action="store_true", help="Use the uv package manager")
 pkm.add_argument("--uv-symlink", action="store_true", help="Use the uv package manager with symlink")
+pkm.add_argument("--uv-local-cache", action="store_true", help="Use the uv package manager with a local cache (.uv-cache) instead of the system-wide cache")
 
 parser = _parser
 paths_internal.parser = parser
diff --git a/modules_forge/uv_hook.py b/modules_forge/uv_hook.py
index 1a6b65cf..b7eaa796 100644
--- a/modules_forge/uv_hook.py
+++ b/modules_forge/uv_hook.py
@@ -4,10 +4,42 @@ from copy import copy
 from functools import wraps
 
 
-def patch(symlink: bool):
+def _pre_check():
+    try:
+        subprocess.run(["uv", "--help"], capture_output=True)
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        print("\n[Error] uv is not installed...")
+    except Exception:
+        print("\n[Error] Failed to access uv...")
+    else:
+        return
+
+    input("Press Enter to Continue...")
+    raise SystemExit
+
+
+def _set_cache():
+    import os
+
+    webui = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__))
+    cache = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(webui, ".uv-cache"))
+
+    if not os.path.exists(cache):
+        print("[uv] Creating .uv-cache folder...")
+        os.makedirs(cache)
+
+    os.environ.setdefault("UV_CACHE_DIR", cache)
+
+
+def patch(symlink: bool, local: bool):
     if hasattr(subprocess, "__original_run"):
         return
 
+    _pre_check()
+
+    if local:
+        _set_cache()
+
     subprocess.__original_run = subprocess.run
     BAD_FLAGS = ("--prefer-binary", "--ignore-installed", "-I")