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Is it safe to remove files/folders from .cache?
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My .cache folder is occupying over 6GB of space. It is safe to delete it? The contents of my .cache are:
bazel dconf fontconfig jedi matplotlib motd.legal-displayed pip
cache
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My .cache folder is occupying over 6GB of space. It is safe to delete it? The contents of my .cache are:
bazel dconf fontconfig jedi matplotlib motd.legal-displayed pip
cache
asked 1 hour ago
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Safe. Most applications only store there data that should be trivial. In some cases it's even desirable to remove data in such directories, for example pip
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
1 hour ago
You could consider keeping the~/.cache/dconfthough
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
1 hour ago
sure, but it won't stop it from comming back. It might be better to check each of the application responsible and check for a setting.
– Rinzwind
1 hour ago
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My .cache folder is occupying over 6GB of space. It is safe to delete it? The contents of my .cache are:
bazel dconf fontconfig jedi matplotlib motd.legal-displayed pip
cache
asked 1 hour ago
user110327user110327
251310
My .cache folder is occupying over 6GB of space. It is safe to delete it? The contents of my .cache are:
bazel dconf fontconfig jedi matplotlib motd.legal-displayed pip
cache
cache
asked 1 hour ago
user110327user110327
251310
asked 1 hour ago
user110327user110327
251310
asked 1 hour ago
user110327user110327
251310
asked 1 hour ago
user110327user110327
251310
asked 1 hour ago
user110327user110327
251310
251310
1
Safe. Most applications only store there data that should be trivial. In some cases it's even desirable to remove data in such directories, for example pip
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
1 hour ago
You could consider keeping the~/.cache/dconfthough
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
1 hour ago
sure, but it won't stop it from comming back. It might be better to check each of the application responsible and check for a setting.
– Rinzwind
1 hour ago
add a comment |
1
Safe. Most applications only store there data that should be trivial. In some cases it's even desirable to remove data in such directories, for example pip
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
1 hour ago
You could consider keeping the~/.cache/dconfthough
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
1 hour ago
sure, but it won't stop it from comming back. It might be better to check each of the application responsible and check for a setting.
– Rinzwind
1 hour ago
1
1
Safe. Most applications only store there data that should be trivial. In some cases it's even desirable to remove data in such directories, for example pip
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
1 hour ago
Safe. Most applications only store there data that should be trivial. In some cases it's even desirable to remove data in such directories, for example pip
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
1 hour ago
You could consider keeping the
~/.cache/dconf though– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
1 hour ago
You could consider keeping the
~/.cache/dconf though– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
1 hour ago
sure, but it won't stop it from comming back. It might be better to check each of the application responsible and check for a setting.
– Rinzwind
1 hour ago
sure, but it won't stop it from comming back. It might be better to check each of the application responsible and check for a setting.
– Rinzwind
1 hour ago
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Yes you can delete all of .cache with no long term detrimental effects.
If your .cache is growing large, it might be better to look at the contents and try to determine what application is making it large and re-configure a bad acting application.
In some case for application's custom configuration may cause problem.For the reason it is bad habit to delete things you do not understand in your home directory, back it up or use a test account.
so have backup and then try
mv .cache .cache_backup
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Yes you can delete all of .cache with no long term detrimental effects.
If your .cache is growing large, it might be better to look at the contents and try to determine what application is making it large and re-configure a bad acting application.
In some case for application's custom configuration may cause problem.For the reason it is bad habit to delete things you do not understand in your home directory, back it up or use a test account.
so have backup and then try
mv .cache .cache_backup
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Yes you can delete all of .cache with no long term detrimental effects.
If your .cache is growing large, it might be better to look at the contents and try to determine what application is making it large and re-configure a bad acting application.
In some case for application's custom configuration may cause problem.For the reason it is bad habit to delete things you do not understand in your home directory, back it up or use a test account.
so have backup and then try
mv .cache .cache_backup
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Yes you can delete all of .cache with no long term detrimental effects.
If your .cache is growing large, it might be better to look at the contents and try to determine what application is making it large and re-configure a bad acting application.
In some case for application's custom configuration may cause problem.For the reason it is bad habit to delete things you do not understand in your home directory, back it up or use a test account.
so have backup and then try
mv .cache .cache_backup
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Yes you can delete all of .cache with no long term detrimental effects.
If your .cache is growing large, it might be better to look at the contents and try to determine what application is making it large and re-configure a bad acting application.
In some case for application's custom configuration may cause problem.For the reason it is bad habit to delete things you do not understand in your home directory, back it up or use a test account.
so have backup and then try
mv .cache .cache_backup
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Safe. Most applications only store there data that should be trivial. In some cases it's even desirable to remove data in such directories, for example pip
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You could consider keeping the
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1 hour ago
sure, but it won't stop it from comming back. It might be better to check each of the application responsible and check for a setting.
– Rinzwind
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