Answer by Daniel Doherty for Is it okay to delete the ~/.cache folder?
Here is a script that I keep on all my machines for finding disk hogs:$ cat ~/bin/hog#! /usr/bin/env bash## -*- mode: shell-script -*-case $# in(0) dir='.';;(1) dir=$1;;(*) echo "usage: hog...
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deleting .cache will delete most configuration settings to web applications. First to notice are the web browsers and mail clients. Same applies for folder .mozilla. For example it will remove all...
View ArticleAnswer by andrew lorien for Is it okay to delete the ~/.cache folder?
I just discovered that my backup disk was filling up with stuff from .cache (I guess applications are cleaning their own cache, but I don't delete backups so it's getting huge). So I'm excluding .cache...
View ArticleAnswer by Panther for Is it okay to delete the ~/.cache folder?
To answer the question, IMO 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 determine what application...
View ArticleAnswer by rosch for Is it okay to delete the ~/.cache folder?
It is generally safe to delete it. You might want to close all graphical applications (e.g. banshee, rhythmbox, vlc, software-center, ..) to prevent any confusion of the programs accessing the cache...
View ArticleAnswer by BretD for Is it okay to delete the ~/.cache folder?
I would recommend not deleting it. I am not a Linux expert (though I hope to be!) and don't know the specifics of the file system structure, but you can examine what exactly is in the folder by going...
View ArticleIs it okay to delete the ~/.cache folder?
When I use disk usage analyzer and scan my home folder, the .cache folder in my home directory always shows up with a decent bit of things in it. Would it be okay for me to delete the contents of this...
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