diff --git a/change_log.txt b/change_log.txt
index e67d5805..159caf02 100644
--- a/change_log.txt
+++ b/change_log.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 ===== SVN trunk  =====
+17/02/2011
+-improvement not to delete files starting with '.' from cache and template_c folders on clearCompiledTemplate() and clearCache()
+
 16/02/2011
 -fixed typo in exception message of Smarty_Internal_Template
 -improvement allow leading spaces on } tag closing if auto_literal is enabled
diff --git a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_cacheresource_file.php b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_cacheresource_file.php
index c2f9a726..275f8728 100644
--- a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_cacheresource_file.php
+++ b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_cacheresource_file.php
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ class Smarty_Internal_CacheResource_File {
             $_cacheDirs = new RecursiveDirectoryIterator($_dir);
             $_cache = new RecursiveIteratorIterator($_cacheDirs, RecursiveIteratorIterator::CHILD_FIRST);
             foreach ($_cache as $_file) {
-                if (strpos($_file, '.svn') !== false) continue; 
+                if (substr($_file->getBasename(),0,1) == '.') continue; 
                 // directory ?
                 if ($_file->isDir()) {
                     if (!$_cache->isDot()) {
diff --git a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_utility.php b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_utility.php
index b532e4a1..7ce33a67 100644
--- a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_utility.php
+++ b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_utility.php
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class Smarty_Internal_Utility {
             $_compileDirs = new RecursiveDirectoryIterator($_dir);
             $_compile = new RecursiveIteratorIterator($_compileDirs);
             foreach ($_compile as $_fileinfo) {
-                if (strpos($_fileinfo, '.svn') !== false) continue;
+                if (substr($_fileinfo->getBasename(),0,1) == '.') continue;
                 $_file = $_fileinfo->getFilename();
                 if (!substr_compare($_file, $extention, - strlen($extention)) == 0) continue;
                 if ($_fileinfo->getPath() == substr($_dir, 0, -1)) {
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class Smarty_Internal_Utility {
             $_compileDirs = new RecursiveDirectoryIterator($_dir);
             $_compile = new RecursiveIteratorIterator($_compileDirs);
             foreach ($_compile as $_fileinfo) {
-                if (strpos($_fileinfo, '.svn') !== false) continue;
+            if (substr($_fileinfo->getBasename(),0,1) == '.') continue;
                 $_file = $_fileinfo->getFilename();
                 if (!substr_compare($_file, $extention, - strlen($extention)) == 0) continue;
                 if ($_fileinfo->getPath() == substr($_dir, 0, -1)) {
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ class Smarty_Internal_Utility {
         $_compileDirs = new RecursiveDirectoryIterator($_dir);
         $_compile = new RecursiveIteratorIterator($_compileDirs, RecursiveIteratorIterator::CHILD_FIRST);
         foreach ($_compile as $_file) {
-            if (strpos($_file, '.svn') !== false) continue;
+            if (substr($_file->getBasename(),0,1) == '.') continue;
             if ($_file->isDir()) {
                 if (!$_compile->isDot()) {
                     // delete folder if empty